Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials reported that new metrics showed continued progress in terms of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday.

With declining COVID-19 case and test positivity rates, L.A. County remains in the least restrictive yellow tier in the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy as of Tuesday.

“We continue to urge everyone eligible to get vaccinated so that our case and test positivity rates, hospitalizations and deaths remain low,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, LADPH Director. “With a high vaccination rate, when someone gets infected, there’s almost nowhere for the infection to spread to. Join the movement to end the pandemic by finding a place near you where you feel comfortable getting vaccinated.”

Young people can transmit COVID-19 just as easily as older people when people are unvaccinated and not masking or keeping their distance.

“When teens are vaccinated, it helps the entire community because their immunity prevents transmission of COVID-19 to others. While the risk of severe illness from COVID-19 is lower for teens than adults, unvaccinated teens can increase the spread of infection, while those vaccinated help contain the virus,” read an official LADPH statement Tuesday.

Anyone 12 and older living or working in L.A. County can get vaccinated. For now, only the Pfizer vaccine is approved for children, so make sure to go to a site that administers the Pfizer vaccine for children and teens, according to County officials.

Many sites require that children be accompanied by a parent or guardian or that the child is accompanied by a responsible adult and has a signed consent form. Teens are also required to bring proof of their age at sites where they are not known to the provider.

On Tuesday, LADPH officials announced 12 new deaths and 159 new cases of COVID-19.

As of Tuesday, Public Health identified 1,237,681 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,106 deaths.

There are 338 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 20 percent of these people are in the ICU.

Testing results are available for more than 6,653,000 individuals with 17% of people testing positive.

As of Tuesday, 26,933 cumulative cases have been reported in the Santa Clarita Valley over the past year, according to the LADPH. These cases include:

• 20,401 in the City of Santa Clarita*
• 47 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
• 843 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
• 3,734 in Castaic*
• 68 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
• 1 in Placerita Canyon
• 15 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
• 17 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
• 132 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
• 40 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
• 1,153 in Stevenson Ranch
• 337 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
• 194 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia

*As of Monday, May 17, public health officials have recorded 2,028 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,479 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 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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