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20 Additional Santa Clarita Valley Coronavirus Cases Reported, 2,002 In L.A. County 

There have been 20 additional coronavirus cases reported in the Santa Clarita Valley with 2,002 more cases confirmed in Los Angeles County Wednesday afternoon, officials said. 

The Santa Clarita Valley total is now 3,163 and the L.A. County total of cumulative coronavirus cases now stands at 105,507 as of Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).

 This is the fourth consecutive day of new cases over 2,000, and Wednesday’s number is missing lab reports from one of the larger labs, according to the department. 

“We are thinking every day of the many families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Our hearts go out to you, and we are so sorry for your loss,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of Public Health. “I know these closures are frustrating and it is heartbreaking to think we are losing ground. These immediate actions give us a chance to regain control over the increased spread. With steep increases in cases and hospitalizations, it is important to act now to prevent as many future cases, hospitalizations and deaths as we can.”

A total of 1,889 people are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 throughout L.A. County, Ferrer said. 

Testing results are available for over 1,120,000 individuals as of Wednesday, with 9 percent of people testing positive, according to public health officials.

35 additional deaths have been reported Wednesday, for a total of 3,402 people died due to coronavirus in Los Angeles County.

Over the past two weeks, the cumulative positivity rate has increased from 8 percent to 9 percent, and the seven-day average of the daily positivity rate has increased from 5.8 percent to 8.4 percent as of Wednesday. 

This major increase in positivity and hospitalization prompted Governor Gavin Newsom to roll back reopening for 19 counties across the state Wednesday, prohibiting indoor operations for all restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms, movie theatres, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and cardrooms, “effective immediately.”

“We have specifically targeted our efforts to close indoor operations, and I want to reinforce this,” Newsom said during a conference Wednesday.

These businesses listed by Newsom are still able to operate outdoors, according to the state.

The governor said that these closures are expected to remain in place for at least three weeks.

See Related: Indoor Operations For Restaurants, Other Businesses Closed By Governor Newsom Amid Coronavirus Spikes

As of Wednesday evening, a total of 3,163 cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March. These include:

  • 1,207  in the City of Santa Clarita*
  • 47 n the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
  • 1,791 in Castaic*
  • Six in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
  • 66 in Stevenson Ranch
  • 13 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
  • 29 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
  • Three in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
  • One in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon

*As of Tuesday, June 30, officials had recorded 1,314 cumulative cases among prisoners at the North County Correctional Facility, and 491 at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center. Those cases are counted in both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals. 

Additionally, 25 cases have been confirmed in nearby Acton as well as 13 in Agua Dulce.

Public health officials are not releasing recovery numbers by city, according to the department.

Due to testing procedures, these numbers are only the confirmed cases, which officials say cAs of Wednesday, Henry Mayo has conducted 3,273 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 349 have tested positive, and 151 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.

Some local patients are tested multiple times, creating a discrepancy in the numbers, according to hospital officials.

There are 19 patients in the hospital as of Wednesday, while 110 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody.

Case numbers are usually higher midweek due to a testing backlog from over the weekend, however, the new case rate may also be slowing due to the closure of testing sites.

A majority of all deaths in the county had underlying health conditions, according to public health, further encouraging those with medical issues to stay home, if possible.

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20 Additional Santa Clarita Valley Coronavirus Cases Reported, 2,002 In L.A. County 

3 comments

  1. Backlog of testing. Same person tested multiple times. Manipulating numbers to continue the corona bandwagon. Every business has been diligent from what I’ve seen. Over the top measures and yet businesses are closed again. What about the teenagers on the streets every day? Marching, skating, sitting, shouting. Any connection to Covid cases rising? Is that their goal? Sure looks that way!!

  2. Dr. Lawrence Henry Mayo Hospital said this and it should be reread so people understand…

    “So to be clear, when you flatten the curve, that doesn’t mean that less people are going to get sick or less people are going to die,” Lawrence said. “It just means more than likely the same amount of people will get sick and probably the same amount of people will die. But we’re spreading that out over a longer period of time.”

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