Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has reported the highest one-day number of COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic on Christmas Eve.
Five additional COVID-19 patients have died at Henry Mayo since Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths at the hospital since March to 65, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for Henry Mayo.
The age, identity or any underlying health conditions of the deceased are unable to be released due to privacy laws, according to Moody.
The total number of COVID-19 deaths across the Santa Clarita Valley now tops 100, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
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Since the first week of December, deaths at Henry Mayo have increased by over 50%, from 39 to 65, while hospitalizations have increased, from 52 to 86, according to a comparison of data released by Henry Mayo.
As of Thursday, Dec. 24, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 14,709 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 2,195 have tested positive, and 16 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Moody.
There are 85 patients in the hospital as of Thursday, Dec. 24, while 602 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to the spokesperson.
On Monday, public health officials reported Los Angeles County has reached over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths, urging residents to stay home for the holidays amid the highest surge since the beginning of the pandemic.
“ Our actions have an impact on the health and well-being of many people in our county, and not following the public health rules has deadly consequences. The virus has spread across the entire county and everyone, employers and residents, need to be extra vigilant in their precautions to protect themselves and others,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of public health. “This is not the time to crowd at stores, to attend parties and gatherings, or to travel. If every person can find it in themselves to celebrate the meaning of the holidays by protecting each other from the virus, we have a chance to stop the surge.”
Wednesday marked the highest one-day number of COVID-19 deaths across Los Angeles County an additional 16,525 coronavirus cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, along with 145 deaths, according to public health.
See Related: Highest One-Day Number Of COVID-19 Deaths Reported In L.A. County As Hospitalizations Rise
On Wednesday, 373 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 14,385 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley since testing began in March, the largest single day report of new cases, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH). These cases include:
- 10,204 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+285)
- 433 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+16)
- 2,792 in Castaic* (+47)
- 72 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus (+5)
- 522 in Stevenson Ranch (+14)
- 95 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
- 161 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+6)
- 51 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 22 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 21 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- Eight in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- Four in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
In nearby Acton, there have been 225 (+3) cumulative cases, as well as 113 (+5) cases in Agua Dulce.
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