The highest one-day coronavirus cases have been reported in Los Angeles County on Monday once again topping the record since the beginning of the pandemic as the holiday season approaches. 

On Monday, 6,124 additional Los Angeles County coronavirus cases have been reported, for a total of 370,636 cumulative cases, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. 

Approximately 1,400 of these cases are due to a backlog from over the weekend, according to the department. 

Dr. Barbara Ferrer described the rise in cases as an “alarming surge” with a higher rate of increase than the summer spike seen in July.

Ferrer noted healthcare workers are seeing a rise in cases, urging the public to slow the spread of COVID-19 to ensure there is adequate care for those in need of treatment. 

Eight additional deaths were reported Monday, bringing the cumulative total in L.A. County to 7,446 deaths, according to the department.

Starting Wednesday, public health officials have restricted restaurants to operate take-out only, temporarily ending outdoor dining.

Ferrer encouraged residents to continue supporting restaurants through take-out as some Los Angeles County leaders such as Supervisor Kathryn Barger have called the change “unnecessary.” 

As new COVID-19 cases remain at alarming levels and the number of people hospitalized continues to increase, the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order will be modified to restrict dining at restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars as the five-day average of new cases increased to more than 4,000 cases, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

The modified order is set to take effect Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 10 p.m., according to the department.

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Ferrer also discussed the state stay-at-home order, which goes further than the county restrictions, that started on Saturday.

Counties are able to be more restrictive than the state but not less restrictive, Ferrer said. 

The five-day case average has surpassed 4,500 cases, with public health now considering further restrictions to be discussed during the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

Over 3,500,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted as of Monday, with about 10 percent of those tests returning positive.

There are 1,473 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Monday, 27 percent of which are in the ICU.

On Monday, 138 new cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with a total of 8,882 cumulative cases of COVID-19 since testing began in March. These include:

• 5,750 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+102)
• 213 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+8)
• 2,348 in Castaic* (+16)
• 47 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus (+1)
  
• 274 in Stevenson Ranch (+6)
• 61 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (+2)
  
• 118 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+1)
• 33 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall (+ 2)
  
• 16 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
• 12 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
• Seven in unincorporated Sand Canyon
• Three in unincorporated San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon

Additionally, 105 cumulative cases were confirmed in nearby Acton as well as 58 in Agua Dulce.

*As of Sunday, Nov. 22 public health officials have recorded 1,900 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,378 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.

An analysis of available data indicates that as of Sunday, Nov. 22,  approximately 22.1 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, Nov. 18, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 11,502 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 1,188 have tested positive, and 10 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.

There are 20 patients in the hospital as of Wednesday, Nov. 18 while 348 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody

There have been a total of 35 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 80 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley.

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Ed. Note: These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

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