The first child death has been confirmed in L.A. County, along 45 cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and 12,819 new coronavirus cases.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) has confirmed the first COVID-19 death in a L.A. County child under the age of 18 years old. The child was hospitalized for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and had severe underlying health conditions. The child that passed away is also the first MIS-C associated death in L.A. County.
MIS-C is the inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 that can damage multiple organ systems, require hospitalization, and be life-threatening.
To date, LADPH has confirmed 45 children with MIS-C in L.A. County. All were hospitalized and 50% of the children were treated in the ICU.
There are 3,433 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Thursday, 23 percent of which are in the ICU, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
The number of patients hospitalized has tripled over the past month, according to Ferrer.
“The County’s number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is increasing at a dangerous pace, and today’s number marks the first time in the pandemic we have reported more than 3,000 people currently hospitalized for COVID-19,” department officials said Thursday.
The number of hospitalizations exceeds the peak of 2,232 people hospitalized with COVID-19 during the July surge. The daily number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased nearly every day since Nov. 1 when the daily number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 was 799.
See Related: Three Additional COVID-19 Deaths Reported At Henry Mayo As Hospitalizations Increase
An additional 12,819 coronavirus cases have been reported in Los Angeles County on Thursday, according to public health.
The additional cases reported Thursday bring the county’s cumulative total to 487,917 according to the department.
Last week, Los Angeles County reported the highest number of cases, with the record being topped for five days, according to the department.
The five-day average for daily new cases reported with COVID-19 is 8,993, nearly double the five-day average for daily new cases the county saw on the day after Thanksgiving, according to public health officials.
74 additional deaths have been reported Thursday, with the total deaths across the county reaching 8,149, according to the department.
The State announced a Regional Stay Home Order went into effect at midnight Sunday and would remain in effect for at least three weeks in California regions where ICU capacity falls below 15%.
According to the State, as of Dec. 10, the Southern California Region has 7.7% staffed adult ICU capacity remaining.
In Los Angeles County, the ICU capacity is at 11.8% as of Wednesday, according to public health.
Because L.A. County is in the Southern California Region, the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order is set to be modified to fully align with additional safety measures across sectors and the required effective date. The Order prohibits private gatherings of any size, closes sector operations, and requires 100% masking and physical distancing. The State Regional Stay at Home Order is similar to the existing County Safer at Home Health Offer with additional sector closings.
The Order does not modify existing school guidance. Schools that are open under County protocols can continue to provide in-person instruction as permitted.
See Related: Southern California Region Drops Below ICU Capacity Threshold, Stay-At-Home Order Imminent
Over 4,022,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted as of Thursday, with about 11 percent of those tests returning positive.
An additional 255 Santa Clarita Valley coronavirus cases were reported Sunday, the largest one-day increase the community has seen yet.
On Thursday, 181 new COVID-19 cases have been reported across the valley, with 11,058 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley since testing began in March, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH). These cases include:
- 7,648 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+152)
- 322 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+7)
- 2,537 in Castaic* (+8)
- 57 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus (+2)
- 384 in Stevenson Ranch (+9)
- 73 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (+1)
- 133 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+2)
- 40 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 16 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 18 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- Seven in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- Four in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
In nearby Acton, there have been 157 cases, as well as 72 cases in Agua Dulce.
*As of Wednesday, Dec. 8, public health officials have recorded 1,922 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,397 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.
As of Thursday, Dec. 9, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 13,383 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 1,633 have tested positive, and 43 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
There are 70 patients in the hospital as of Thursday, Dec. 9 while 464 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody.
Seven additional deaths have been reported at Henry Mayo this week with the number of COVID-19 patients doubling over the past month.
There have been a total of 46 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 86 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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