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Public Health Metrics Continue Reflecting Reduced COVID-19 Transmission In L.A. County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) announced Sunday that health metrics continue reflecting reduced COVID-19 transmission across L.A. County. 

Public Health reported three new Santa Clarita Valley COVID-19 cases as well as 313 new COVID-19 cases across L.A. County on Sunday. 

The number of cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the weekend.

To date, L.A. County has experienced 1,233,772 COVID-19 cases as well as 23,915 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, with 410 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, according to Public Health. 

Nearly 6,513,000 individuals have been tested across L.A. County, with 18 percent of people testing positive, Public Health officials said. 

On Sunday, 3 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 26,857 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley over the past year, according to the LADPH. These cases include:

  • 20,304 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+3)
  • 47 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
  • 841 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
  • 3,729 in Castaic* 
  • 68 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
  • 1 in Placerita Canyon
  • 15 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
  • 17 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
  • 129 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
  • 40 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
  • 1,138 in Stevenson Ranch
  • 336 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
  • 192 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia 

*As of Monday, April 23, public health officials have recorded 1,987 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,448 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 470 cumulative cases, as well as 279 cases in Agua Dulce.

A total of 145 coronavirus deaths have been reported at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, with at least 285 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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