The number of Los Angeles County coronavirus hospitalizations is continuing to break records, public health officials said.
There are 2,988 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Monday, 24 percent of which are in the ICU, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Nearly every day in the past week, Los Angeles County has reported a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to Ferrer.
The number of COVID-19 patients is estimated to reach 4,000 within two weeks, Ferrer said.
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 Ferrer on Saturday.
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An additional 8,086 coronavirus cases have been reported in Los Angeles County on Monday, according to public health.
The additional cases reported Monday bring the county’s cumulative total to 457,880 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.
27 additional deaths have been reported Monday, with the total deaths across the county reaching 7,936 according to public health
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. 6, the Southern California Region has 12.3% staffed adult ICU capacity remaining.
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.
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Over 3,900,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted as of Monday, with about 11 percent of those tests returning positive.
An additional 150 COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley Monday, with 10,696 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:
- 7,219 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+120)
- 295 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+8)
- 2,492 in Castaic* (+12)
- 52 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 357 in Stevenson Ranch (+8)
- 71 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (+1)
- 128 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+1)
- 39 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 16 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 16 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 146 cases, as well as 67 cases in Agua Dulce.
*As of Sunday, Dec. 6, 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 Monday, Dec. 7, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 13,115 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 1,581 have tested positive, and five tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
There are 65 patients in the hospital as of Monday, Dec. 7, while 439 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody.
Three additional death was reported at Henry Mayo on Monday with the number of COVID-19 patients doubling over the past month.
There have been a total of 42 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 83 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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