As coronavirus cases rise in Los Angeles County, public health officials have restricted restaurants to operate take-out only, temporarily ending outdoor dining starting Wednesday.
As new COVID-19 cases remain at alarming levels and the number of people hospitalized continues to increase, the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order will be modified to restrict dining at restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars as the five-day average of new cases increased to more than 4,000 cases, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
The modified order is set to take effect Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 10 p.m., according to the department.
To reduce the possibility for crowding and the potential for exposure in settings where people are not wearing their face coverings, restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars will only be able to offer take-out, drive-thru and delivery services. Wineries and breweries may continue their retail operations adhering to current protocols. In-person dining will not be allowed, at minimum, for the next three weeks.
Last week, Los Angeles County established thresholds for additional actions if the five-day average of cases is 4,000 or more or hospitalizations are more than 1,750 per day, to restrict in-person dining at restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars.
If the five-day average of cases is 4,500 or more or hospitalizations are more than 2,000 per day, a Targeted Safer at Home Order will be issued for three weeks. The Order would offer additional restrictions while allowing essential and emergency workers and those securing essential services to leave their homes.
Last week, Los Angeles County established thresholds for additional actions if the five-day average of cases is 4,000 or more or hospitalizations are more than 1,750 per day, to restrict in-person dining at restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars.
Nine additional deaths were reported Sunday, bringing the cumulative total in L.A. County to 7,438 deaths, according to public health.
Over 3,542,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted as of Sunday, with about 10 percent of those tests returning positive.
There are 1,401 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sunday, 26 percent of which are in the ICU.
On Sunday, 55 new cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with a total of 8,744 cumulative cases of COVID-19 since testing began in March. These include:
- 5,648 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+49)
- 205 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+1)
- 2,332 in Castaic* (+1)
- 46 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 268 in Stevenson Ranch (+2)
- 59 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
- 117 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+2)
- 31 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 16 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 12 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- Seven in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- Three in unincorporated San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
Additionally, 101 cumulative cases were confirmed in nearby Acton as well as 56 in Agua Dulce.
*As of Friday, Nov. 20 officials have recorded 1,900 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,378 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.
An analysis of available data indicates that as of Friday, Nov. 20, approximately 22.1 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, Nov. 18, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 11,502 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 1,188 have tested positive, and 10 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
There are 20 patients in the hospital as of Wednesday, Nov. 18 while 348 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody
There have been a total of 35 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 80 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley.
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Ed. Note: These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
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