The surge in Los Angeles County coronavirus hospitalizations continues to climb as a record number of COVID-19 patients were reported once again Tuesday.
There are 4,403 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday, 21 percent of which are in the ICU, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
“During this time of extraordinarily high number of cases and hospitalizations and increasing numbers of deaths, it is more important than ever that County businesses carefully follow the Public Health requirements and be fully compliant with the safeguards and modifications in the Health Officer Order and protocols,” public health officials said Tuesday.
The number of patients hospitalized has tripled over the past month, while the number of deaths has quadrupled, according to the department.
“We must all work together to prevent as many hospitalizations and deaths as possible while we wait for the COVID-19 vaccine to be widely available,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of public health. “The first vaccines were administered yesterday marking the beginning of the end of this pandemic. I ask that everyone stay strong and focus all efforts to stop the surge. We need to protect each other from this deadly virus by carefully abiding by the straight-forward safety measures and directives in the Health Officer Order. It worked before and it will work again when we all follow the rules.”
The number of hospitalizations is over twice 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.
An additional 11,194 coronavirus cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, according to Public Health.
The additional cases reported Tuesday bring the county’s cumulative total to 543,769, according to the department.
As of Friday, the five-day average for daily new cases reported with COVID-19 is 10,284, over double the five-day average for daily new cases the county saw just over three weeks ago.
86 additional deaths were reported Tuesday, with the total deaths across the county reaching 8,431, according to the department.
See Related: Los Angeles County Receives First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccine
The State Stay Home Order went into effect at midnight on Dec. 6, and remains in effect for at least three weeks in California regions where ICU capacity falls below 15%.
According to the State, as of Tuesday, Dec. 15, the Southern California Region has 1.7% staffed adult ICU capacity remaining.
Over 4,148,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted as of Tuesday, with about 12 percent of those tests returning positive.
On Monday, 150 new COVID-19 cases were reported across the Santa Clarita Valley, with 12,186 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:
- 8,433 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+126)
- 358 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+4)
- 2,592 in Castaic* (+6)
- 59 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus (+1)
- 435 in Stevenson Ranch (+11)
- 78 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
- 139 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
- 44 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall (+1)
- 18 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon (+2)
- 18 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- Eight in unincorporated Sand Canyon (+1)
- Four in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
In nearby Acton, there have been 183 cumulative cases, as well as 84 cases in Agua Dulce.
*As of Monday, Dec. 14, public health officials have recorded 1,939 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,410 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.
As of Monday, Dec. 14, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 13,755 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 1,777 have tested positive, and six tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
There are 74 patients in the hospital as of Monday, Dec. 14, while 497 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody.
Three additional deaths were reported on Monday with the number of COVID-19 patients doubling over the past month.
There have been a total of 50 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 88 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley.
See All Coronavirus Coverage: Coronavirus Coverage – COVID-19 Map
Ed. Note: These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Do you have a news tip? Call us at (661) 298-1220, or send an email to newstip@hometownstation.com. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Report a typo or error, email Corrections@hometownstation.com
KHTS FM 98.1 and AM 1220 is Santa Clarita’s only local radio station. KHTS mixes in a combination of news, traffic, sports, and features along with your favorite adult contemporary hits. Santa Clarita news and features are delivered throughout the day over our airwaves, on our website and through a variety of social media platforms. Our KHTS national award-winning daily news briefs are now read daily by 34,000+ residents. A vibrant member of the Santa Clarita community, the KHTS broadcast signal reaches all of the Santa Clarita Valley and parts of the high desert communities located in the Antelope Valley. The station streams its talk shows over the web, reaching a potentially worldwide audience. Follow @KHTSRadio on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
No comments:
Post a Comment