On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) marked the third week without a healthcare worker death due to COVID-19.

In a coronavirus update Tuesday, Public Health announced there had been no new deaths among healthcare workers in Los Angeles County, who began receiving vaccinations in December 2020, in three weeks.

Public Health also encouraged those living and working in Los Angeles County to get vaccinated in order to help slow the spread of the virus.

“The most powerful tool to maintain our recovery progress is the vaccine and the most important work in front of us is to make it easier for residents to get vaccinated,” said Director of Public Health Dr. Barbara Ferrer. “With vaccination eligibility set to expand later this week to include adolescents between 12-15 years of age, there will be more opportunities to get vaccines into more arms to save lives and to build the County’s protection against COVID-19. Getting vaccinated is the way we end this pandemic.”

As of Tuesday, 262 healthcare workers have died from COVID-19. Within the last three consecutive weeks, no COVID-19 deaths have been reported among healthcare workers across L.A. County.

The week of January 3, 2021 a total of 1,109 nursing facility staff tested positive for COVID-19. For the week of April 24, a total of 11 nursing facility staff tested positive for COVID-19.

84 percent of skilled nursing facility staff received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday. Among the staff who received their first dose, 96 percent received their second dose and are fully vaccinated.

COVID-19 vaccinations are available at County-run sites and many community sites without an appointment. Anyone 16 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated. You should bring a photo ID with you and teens 16 and 17 should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

As of Tuesday, Public Health identified 1,235,970 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,020 deaths.

There are 374 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 21% of these people are in the ICU.

Testing results are available for more than 6,592,000 individuals with 17% of people testing positive.

On Sunday, nine new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 26,933 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley over the past year, according to the LADPH. These cases include:

• 20,366 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+8)
• 47 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
• 843 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
• 3,730 in Castaic*
• 68 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
• 1 in Placerita Canyon
• 15 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
• 17 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
• 130 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
• 40 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
• 1,143 in Stevenson Ranch (+1)
• 337 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
• 194 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia

*As of Saturday, May 8, public health officials have recorded 2,027 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,478 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.

In nearby Acton, there have been 473 (+1) cumulative cases, as well as 280 cases in Agua Dulce.

A total of 145 coronavirus deaths have been reported at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, with at least 291 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley since March 2020.

To learn how to make an appointment, what verifications you will need to show at your vaccination appointment, and much more, visit the L.A. County Vaccination website (English) or Vacunate Los Angeles website (Spanish).

Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.

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