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L.A. County Remains In Orange Tier Of Coronavirus Re-Opening

Los Angeles County remains in the orange tier of re-opening as of Tuesday as public health officials announced updated coronavirus numbers for the state of California.

As of Tuesday, Los Angeles County is in the orange tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy that allows for permitted activities in several key sectors with safety measures in place.

L.A. County’s adjusted case rate slightly increased from 3.1 new cases per 100,000 people to 3.2 new cases per 100,000. The test positivity rate remained at 1.5 percent and in areas with the fewest health affirming resources, L.A. County’s test positivity rate remained at 1.9 percent, officials said.

In order to move to the less restrictive yellow tier, the County’s case rate must be less than 2 new cases per 100,000 people and test positivity must be less than 2 percent.

“We have moderate transmission in L.A. County, so it remains necessary to continue taking steps to prevent increases in cases to keep our recovery from stalling,” said LADPH Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer.

Public Health notes the pause in use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should not have a major impact on this week’s vaccine appointments for the County. Out of the 323,470 total doses allocated to the County this week, only 19,600 were Johnson & Johnson doses.

“One important tool for reducing transmission are vaccines. And while we all need to follow the FDA and CDC recommendation to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as they conduct their review, we encourage residents to keep their appointments to get vaccinated with the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine,” Ferrer said. “We are grateful to the researchers and scientists working to ensure that all medications or vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccines, meet the highest safety standards.”

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Vaccine providers in Los Angeles County will contact patients that were scheduled to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine about rescheduling or providing a new appointment for Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

The State plans to fully reopen with safety measures on June 15 if there is enough vaccine supply for Californians 16 years and older to be vaccinated and hospitalizations rates remain stable and low, especially among fully vaccinated Californians.

An additional 448 COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths were reported across L.A. County Tuesday, according to officials.

This brings the county’s cumulative total to 1,226,596 positive cases of COVID-19 and 23,498 deaths since the onset of the pandemic, according to the LADPH officials.

Testing results are available for over 6,223,000 people, with a cumulative 18 percent of people testing positive, according to officials.

As of Monday, there were 470 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in L.A. County.

The Southern California Region has 33.1 percent staffed adult ICU capacity remaining as of the state’s last update on Tuesday, April 13, according to state health officials.

Residents are encouraged to continue to prevent the spread of COVID-19, to not gather in crowds, stay home when sick, wear a face covering and maintain physical distance from others when outside of the home.

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, four new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 26,629 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley over the past year, according to the LADPH. These cases include:

  • 20,122 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+1)
  • 47 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
  • 831 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+1)
  • 3,705 in Castaic*
  • 68 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
  • 1 in Placerita Canyon
  • 15 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
  • 17 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
  • 128 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
  • 39 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
  • 1,127 in Stevenson Ranch (+1)
  • 335 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
  • 190 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia

*As of Sunday, April 11, public health officials have recorded 1,986 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,447 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 465 cumulative cases, as well as 275 cases in Agua Dulce.

There were six COVID-19 patients in Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital as of Wednesday, March 10, while 1,171 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March 2020, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.

One additional death was reported at Henry Mayo on Monday, March 8, with a total of 145 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 264 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley since March 2020.

Check the Vaccinate L.A. County Website or follow @LAPublicHealth on social media for more information on when and where people in these sectors can get vaccinated.

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