Over 60 additional coronavirus cases have been reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 2,012 new cases reported across Los Angeles County Thursday afternoon.

The total number of cases confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley now stands at 2,941 while the L.A. County total of coronavirus cases now stands at 91,467 as of Thursday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).

Public Health officials noted case numbers are usually higher midweek due to a testing backlog from over the weekend.

As of Thursday evening, a total of 2,941 cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March. These include:

• 1,031 in the City of Santa Clarita*
• 40 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
• 1,772 in Castaic*
• Five in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
• 52 in Stevenson Ranch
• 12 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
• 25 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
• Three in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
• One in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon

*As of Wednesday, June 24, officials had recorded 1,312 cumulative cases among prisoners at the North County Correctional Facility, and 487 at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center. Those cases are counted in both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals. 

Additionally, 11 cases have been confirmed in nearby Agua Dulce, as well as 20 in Acton.

The Department of Public Health has redistributed cases among several areas of Santa Clarita, causing a reduction in reported cases in Canyon Country and Stevenson Ranch.

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

Due to testing shortages, these numbers are only the confirmed cases, which officials say could be much lower than the actual number of coronavirus cases in Santa Clarita.

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

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

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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.

42 new deaths were reported Thursday, bringing the total of COVID-19-related deaths to 3,246 in Los Angeles County, according to public health officials.

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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