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Over 100 Santa Clarita Coronavirus Cases Confirmed, 14 Hospitalized

Over 100 Santa Clarita coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the valley, officials said Saturday.

As of Saturday, there are 89 confirmed cases in the city of Santa Clarita, five in Castaic, seven in Stevenson Ranch, and seven in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country for a total of 108, according to public health officials.

The numbers for the unincorporated portions of Valencia and Saugus, as well as nearby Acton, have been “suppressed,” meaning there are between one and four confirmed cases for each community, according to the Department of Public Health.

This is done to protect patient privacy. Once these locations have five or more confirmed cases, the numbers are expected to be included, according to a public health spokesperson.

There were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the unincorporated portions of Newhall as of Saturday afternoon.

Saturday’s report adds 15 more cases to the total count in the Santa Clarita Valley, the third largest jump of cases to date.

A total of 14 of the coronavirus cases in Santa Clarita have required hospitalization, with no new hospitalizations as of Saturday afternoon, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.

Henry Mayo has administered a total of 330 tests, as of Saturday, with 222 of which have returned negative, and 47 are positive, according to Moody.

Other health centers in the Santa Clarita Valley are also conducting coronavirus tests, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health.

One death was reported in Santa Clarita on Tuesday after a Santa Clarita Transit bus driver succumbed to the virus, with two others infected.

Due to testing shortages, these numbers are only the confirmed cases, which officials say could be much lower than the actual number of coronavirus cases in Santa Clarita.

Officials have identified 5,277 cases across all areas of LA County, including 117 deaths. As of Saturday, 1168 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (22% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.

Testing capacity continues to increase in LA county, with almost 29,000 individuals tested and 14% of people testing positive.

Residents are encouraged to stay at home, according to the county public health order.

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Over 100 Santa Clarita Coronavirus Cases Confirmed, 14 Hospitalized

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  1. Wear those masks or bandanas out there people stay safe. So does anybody know anyone personally that has tested positive ? Does anyone know anyone personally that has died from this virus ? Things just seem odd with this. If it’s airborne virus particles why would CDC say we don’t need masks in the first place ? Common sense says you do if people are exhaling virus particles. Carl Goldman we need answers, in your quarantine those doctor’s in your room had full hazmat suits yet our medical staff is wearing surgical mask which do Not block out particles. Did you feel like you had a serious flu like you could not breathe ?

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Michael Brown has lived in Santa Clarita his whole life. Graduating from Saugus High School in 2016, he continued to stay local by attending The Master’s University, where he achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Communication. Michael joined KHTS in January of 2018 as a news intern, and has since gone on to become the News Director for the KHTS Newsroom. Since joining KHTS, Michael has covered many breaking news stories (both on scene and on air), interviewed dozens of prominent state and federal political figures, and interacted with hundreds of residents from Santa Clarita. When he is not working, Michael enjoys spending time with his family, as well as reading any comic book he can get his hands on.