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Public health officials are urging residents to avoid gathering with those outside their household as coronavirus cases rise in Los Angeles County, officials said.
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout L.A. County communities, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urges participation with case investigation and contact tracing efforts.
To date, nearly 139,000 people who are or were positive for COVID-19 completed the case investigation interview process. More than 84,000 contacts, or people that were exposed to the virus, were identified, and nearly 61,000 close contacts completed interviews, according to public health.
“Many of us are enjoying the successes of our local basketball and baseball teams, and we have great reasons to celebrate. I want to remind everyone about the importance of celebrating safely,” said Dr. Barbera Ferrer, director of public health. “As we have seen, gatherings, even among people who know each other and are asymptomatic, can result in transmission of COVID-19 and ultimately cause people to become seriously ill. As you celebrate our teams, please do so at home and with people that you live with, or find ways to celebrate virtually with friends and fellow fans. In order to make progress toward more re-openings for schools and businesses, each of us must take action in reducing transmission and moving our community toward recovery and re-opening.”
34 additional Santa Clarita Valley coronavirus cases have been reported which are a part of the total 1,280 new cases on Thursday across Los Angeles County, according to the department.
The Santa Clarita Valley coronavirus total is now 6,344 with the Los Angeles County total reaching 278,665, according to public health.
An additional 21 deaths have been reported Thursday, bringing the cumulative total in L.A. County to 6,726, according to the department.
A total of 2,770,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted as of Thursday, with about 9 percent of those tests returning positive, according to Ferrer.
Although Los Angeles County met the State’s metric thresholds for Tier 2 last month, L.A. County remains in Tier 1 due to the current adjusted daily case rate of 7.3 cases per 100,000 residents.
Per the State guidelines, to move to Tier 2, the County’s case rate needs to be 7 or fewer new cases a day per 100,000 residents for two consecutive weeks. The County’s test positivity rate is 2.9 percent which places the County in Tier 3 for this metric, according to public health.
There are 709 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Thursday and 28 percent of these people are in the ICU.
As of Thursday, a total of 6,344 cumulative cases of COVID-19 and 62 deaths have been confirmed in the Santa Clarita Valley since testing began in March. These include:
- 3,712 in the City of Santa Clarita*
- 151 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
- 2,102 in Castaic*
- 28 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 179 in Stevenson Ranch
- 48 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
- 87 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
- 14 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- Ten in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- Six in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- Seven in unincorporated Sand Canyon
As of Wednesday, Oct. 7, officials had recorded 1355 cumulative cases among prisoners at the North County Correctional Facility, and 505 at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center. Those cases are counted in both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.
Additionally, 74 cumulative cases were confirmed in nearby Acton as well as 28 in Agua Dulce.
An update on local numbers is expected later Thursday afternoon.
An analysis of available data indicates that as of Wednesday, Oct. 7, approximately 29.5 percent of all cumulative cases in and around the Santa Clarita Valley can be attributed to the inmate population at the North County Correctional Facility and the Pitchess Detention Center.
As of Wednesday, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 8,845 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 927 have tested positive, and 17 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
There are nine patients in the hospital as of Friday, while 273 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody.
One additional COVID-19 death was confirmed at Henry Mayo Friday, bringing the hospital’s total to 25 and the Santa Clarita Valley’s total to 62, according to public health officials.
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Hahaha we’ve BEEN gathering!! Weddings. Birthdays. Retirement parties. Any reason to gather!! It’s clear from going to two Armenian weddings, others are partying too ???
You’re clearly a genius
You Leila, are a total IDIOT! YOU are the reason this virus keeps coming back with your immaturity, ignorance, and selfishness! Grow up and quit being the POS that you are! All things considered here, YOU deserve to get Covid 19 and die! Also your stupid family and so-called friends! I hope you all get it! Okay, I said it! Too bad! Karma will come get you and it won’t be soon enough! People like you don’t deserve to live! ?
Rebellion isn’t just for teenagers, I guess!
Wow Arn aren’t you a little immature, why dont you go back in the basement with biden and suck your thumb. If we dont herd this it will never go away. The world has never closed in any pandemic so why now, oh because the crazies say we need to wear a mask so we cant see anyone smile or say hi or do the things we want because some whack job governor and his crazy looney aunt want to destroy our great country because they cant remove the president and keep him from another 4 years.. you cant keep breathing the same o2 you exhaled not good for your system. Stay home and have your groceries delivered because I’m gonna gather. I’m going to kiss my wife, maybe not wash my hands. How many door knobs do you grab in a day. How many cans do you take off the shelf when someone else touched before you. How mAny gas pump handles and this and that. Get over yourself.
For the most part, the virus is spread through the air. BobbyG why can’t you just cooperate and drop the anger?
This is contagious.
i do cooperate, i think Arn had more anger than me. all viruses are contagious h1n1, Spanish flu etc, tired of people making it sound like the end of the world, China did this and china will pay but for me not to hang with friends or go to my softball game is ridiculous.whats the real numbers, no politician nor the who nor the cdc is coughing that up.. You will see this will come to be like influenza which a lot of people die from too,
so see you at the movies