Over 8,900 new cases of COVID-19 were reported within Los Angeles County Saturday, a new record ahead of a regional 3-week stay-at-home order set to go into place the following evening.
An additional 8,948 coronavirus cases have been reported in Los Angeles County on Saturday, marking the third consecutive day and fourth time this week the County has surpassed the previous all-time high of new cases, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
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There are 2,769 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Saturday, 23 percent of which are in the ICU.
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.
“This week, almost 49,000 people tested positive for COVID-19. We can anticipate based on our experience, that 10% of newly infected individuals are likely to require hospital care a couple of weeks from now. That translates to close to 5,000 patients, and if even 20% of these patients need care in the ICU, they will require 1,000 staffed ICU beds,” said LADPH Director Dr. Barabara Ferrer in a press release Saturday.
The State announced a Regional Stay Home Order will go into effect 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 December 5, the Southern California Region has 12.5% staffed adult ICU capacity remaining. The State advises the Order goes into effect Sunday, December 6 at 11:59 p.m. and remains in effect for at least 3 weeks.
“If we all can’t get behind the existing directives to stay home as much as possible and avoid all non-essential activities and places where you are likely to be in contact with non-household members, we are likely to bear witness to one of the worst healthcare crises our county has seen in our lifetime,” said Ferrer. “The reality is we can still prevent the continued increases in people suffering and dying if we focus all of our collective will on doing what we know how to do; this is the time to take care of each other, and to always wear a face covering and keep a physical distance of at least 6-feet when outside and around others.”
Because L.A. County is in the Southern California Region, the Los Angeles County Health Officer Order will 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 following sectors are required to close or remain closed for all operations:
- Indoor and outdoor playgrounds
- Indoor recreational facilities
- Hair salons and barbershops
- Personal care services
- Museums, zoos, and aquariums
- Movie theaters
- Wineries
- Bars, breweries, and distilleries
- Family entertainment centers
- Cardrooms and satellite wagering
- Limited services as defined by the state
- Live audience sports
- Amusement parks
The following sectors will have additional modifications in addition to 100% masking and physical distancing:
- Outdoor recreational facilities: Allow outdoor operation only without any food, drink or alcohol sales. Additionally, overnight stays for recreational visits at campgrounds will not be permitted.
- Retail: Allow indoor operation at 20% capacity with entrance metering and no eating or drinking in the stores. Additionally, special hours should be instituted for seniors and others with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems.
- Shopping centers: Allow indoor operation at 20% capacity with entrance metering and no eating or drinking in the stores and all common areas closed. Additionally, special hours should be instituted for seniors and others with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems.
- Hotels and lodging: Allow to open for critical infrastructure support only.
- Restaurants: Allow only for take-out, pick-up, or delivery.
- Offices: Allow remote only except for critical infrastructure sectors where remote working is not possible.
- Places of worship and political expression: Allow outdoor services only.
- Entertainment production including professional sports: Allow operation without live audiences. Additionally, testing protocol and “bubbles” are highly encouraged.
The Order does not modify existing school guidance. Schools that are open under County protocols can continue to provide in-person instruction as permitted.
The following sectors are allowed to remain open with appropriate infectious disease preventative measures including 100% masking and physical distancing:
- Critical infrastructure
- Non-urgent medical and dental care
- Childcare
The additional cases reported Saturday to bring the county’s cumulative total to 439,408, according to the department.
This comes at the heels of the largest one-day number of Los Angeles coronavirus cases being reported on Thursday, breaking the record from earlier this week, public health officials said.
44 additional deaths have been reported Saturday with the total deaths across the county reaching 7,886, according to public health.
On Tuesday, Los Angeles public health officials reported the previous highest one-day number of cases, infecting more people at a “faster rate than ever seen in L.A. County before.”
The daily test positivity rate as of Saturday is over 12 percent, up from 7 percent one week ago, according to the LADPH.
Over 3,870,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted as of Saturday, with about 10 percent of those tests returning positive.
An additional 165 Santa Clarita Valley coronavirus cases were reported Saturday, for a total of 10,291 cumulative cases in the valley since testing began in March, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH). These cases include:
- 6,887 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+135)
- 273 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+9)
- 2,472 in Castaic* (+10)
- 51 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 339 in Stevenson Ranch (+8)
- 67 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
- 123 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+1)
- 37 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall (+1)
- 16 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 16 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country (+1)
- Seven in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- Three in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
In nearby Acton, there have been 139 cases, as well as 65 cases in Agua Dulce.
*As of Friday, Dec. 4, 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 Friday, Dec. 4, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 12,881 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 1,508 have tested positive, and 10 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
There are 52 patients in the hospital as of Wednesday, Dec. 2 while 428 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody.
One additional death was reported at Henry Mayo on Friday with the number of COVID-19 patients doubling over the past weeks. `
There have been a total of 39 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 81 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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