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24 Additional Santa Clarita Valley Coronavirus Cases Confirmed

24 additional Santa Clarita Valley coronavirus cases have been confirmed Monday afternoon, bringing the case total to over 3,800, officials said.

As of Monday, a total of 3,886 cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March. These include:

Map of Santa Clarita and surrounding communities by COVID-19 regions. Courtesy of L.A. DPH.

  • 1,808 in the City of Santa Clarita*
  • 62 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
  • 1,836 in Castaic*
  • 11 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
  • 92 in Stevenson Ranch
  • 29 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
  • 37 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
  • Four in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
  • One in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
  • One in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
  • Two in unincorporated Sand Canyon

*As of Sunday, July 19, officials had recorded 1,318 cumulative cases among prisoners at the North County Correctional Facility, and 493 at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center. Those cases are counted in both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals. 

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Additionally, 40 cases have been confirmed in nearby Acton as well as 15 in Agua Dulce.

An analysis of available data indicates that as of Sunday, July 19, less than half (approximately 46.9 percent) of all cumulative cases in and around the Santa Clarita Valley can be attributed to the inmate population at the North County Correctional Facility and the Pitchess Detention Center.

NCCF and Pitchess make up 46.9% of Santa Clarita's reported coronavirus cases as of July 19, 2020.

As of LA DPH information available July 19, 2020. KHTS News

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

As of last Wednesday, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 4,482 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 496 have tested positive, and 458 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson.

There are 23 patients in the hospital as of Wednesday, while 140 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to the hospital. This is an increase since the last reported number of inpatients on Monday, July 13, when there were 15 patients in the hospital.

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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