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The highest one-day count for COVID-19 deaths have been reported by Los Angeles County Friday, as the surge in cases continues to overwhelm hospitals countywide.
An additional 18,313 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Friday, along with 318 deaths, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).
This brings the county’s cumulative total to 889,405 positive cases of COVID-19 and 18,313 deaths since March 2020.
More than one in every five people in L.A. County who have been tested are testing positive for coronavirus, public health officials said.
According to Paul Simon, chief science officer for the LADPH, 151,772 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered as of Thursday, Jan. 7.
Public health officials continued to stress the need for the public practice of physical distancing and wearing a cloth face covering
As of Friday, there were 8,074 people hospitalized with COVID-19, over 20% of which were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Testing results are available for over 4,923,000 individuals with 16% of people testing positive.
According to California health officials, the Southern California Region has 0.0% staffed adult ICU capacity remaining as of Friday.
Health officials say that at its current rate, one person in Los Angeles County dies of COVID-19 every 8 minutes. Ferrer noted Monday that it is “likely” that the County could begin reporting over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths a week if the surge continues.
For those who have just returned from a trip outside of Los Angeles County, they must quarantine in place for 10 days and monitor for symptoms for 14 days. Testing is suggested if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or if one is possibly exposed to someone who was positive.
On Friday, 313 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 18,643 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley since March of 2020, according to the LADPH. These cases include:
- 13,710 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+268)
- 551 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+5)
- 3,097 in Castaic* (+18)
- 99 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 720 in Stevenson Ranch (+18)
- 117 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (+1)
- 213 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+1)
- 57 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 30 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 28 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- 10 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- 11 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon (+2)
In nearby Acton, there have been 316 cumulative cases (+6), as well as 161 cases in Agua Dulce (+5).
*As of Wednesday, Jan. 6, public health officials have recorded 1,956 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,425 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.
As of Friday, Jan 8, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital had conducted 16,054 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 2,826 had tested positive, and eight tests were still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
There were 104 COVID-19 patients in the hospital as of Friday, Jan. 8, while 779 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March 2020, according to Moody.
Two additional deaths have been reported Thursday and two more on Friday, with a total of 83 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 133 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley since March 2020.
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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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Until Newsome decides to use science to distribute vaccines by greatest risk profile instead of union demand and not lock down the whole population, this is not going to get better. NY is also failing massively due to arcane regulation and policies drafted in a similar Progressive vein. This has been proven in countries and states who understand this.
Name one country or state and how they compare to the massive outbreak in LA county. Your anti-Newsom rhetoric is all talk and no data. If they could give everything to everyone right now they would. There is only so much supply of all resources combatting Covid, including nurses. This all takes time. Stay home, this country is not prepared for more and more cases. Get real, Get_CA_Sane.