53 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed within the Santa Clarita Valley as of Monday afternoon, for a total of nearly 3,100 cumulative COVID-19 cases.

As of Monday afternoon, a total of 3,096 cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March. These include:

• 1,155 in the City of Santa Clarita*
• 45 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
• 1,786 in Castaic*
• Five in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
• 59 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 Sunday, June 28, officials had recorded 1,314 cumulative cases among prisoners at the North County Correctional Facility, and 489 at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center. Those cases are counted in both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals. 

Additionally, 22 cases have been confirmed in nearby Acton, as well as 13 in Agua Dulce.

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As of last Wednesday, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 2,725 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 282 have tested positive, and 50 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to the hospital.

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

There are 13 patients in the hospital as of Wednesday, June 24, while 99 patients have been discharged, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.

Case numbers are usually lower early in the week due to a testing backlog from over the weekend.

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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