28 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Santa Clarita Valley, Saturday.

As of Saturday, a total of 5,077 cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March. These include:

• 2,796 in the City of Santa Clarita*
• 112 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
• 1,886 in Castaic*
• 25 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
• 143 in Stevenson Ranch
• 39 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
• 58 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
• Six in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
• Six in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
• One in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
• Five in unincorporated Sand Canyon

*As of Tuesday, Aug. 17, officials had recorded 1,322 cumulative cases among prisoners at the North County Correctional Facility, and 496 at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center. Those cases are counted in both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.

Additionally, 58 cases have been confirmed in nearby Acton as well as 24 in Agua Dulce.

An analysis of available data indicates that as of Tuesday, Aug. 17, reads that approximately 36.8 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.

As of Wednesday, Aug. 19, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 6,236 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 748 have tested positive, and 22 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.

There are seven patients in the hospital as of Wednesday, while 226 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody. This is a decrease of two hospitalized patients since last Wednesday.

According to the LADPH dashboard, there have been 49 deaths in and around the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding communities, as well as two in Acton. 21 of these deaths were reported by Henry Mayo, according to Moody.

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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