The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) reported the highest number of new coronavirus related deaths Tuesday due to a backlog from Christmas weekend.
An additional 12,979 coronavirus cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, along with 227 deaths, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).
“The high number of new deaths reflects a significant number of deaths from the backlog associated with the Spectrum outage and holiday reporting delays,” reads Tuesday’s update. “Public Health anticipates confirming additional deaths due to the backlog of death reports over the next two to three days.”
The additional cases reported Tuesday bring the county’s cumulative case total to 746,089, along with a total of 9,782 deaths since March.
As of Tuesday, there were 6,914 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 20% of which were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
According to the State, as of Tuesday, Dec. 29, the Southern California Region has 0.0% staffed adult ICU capacity remaining.
On Monday, the LADPH revealed that average daily deaths in L.A. County have increased by 600%, from 12 average deaths per day in early-November to 84 average deaths per day in mid-December.
Health officials say that at its current rate, one person in Los Angeles County dies of COVID-19 every 10 minutes, as of Saturday afternoon.
“Suffering followed by more suffering continues as too many residents and businesses behave as if we are not living in the most dangerous time of the most devastating pandemic, said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health. “Our healthcare workers are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and this current path of surging COVID-19 hospitalizations is not sustainable. Even if you believe your life isn’t at risk, actions that defy public health guidance certainly put other lives in danger. We are each other’s keepers. Instead of hosting or attending a party this New Year’s Eve, choose to stay home and celebrate with only your household or to connect virtually with other family members and friends. Make ending this deadly surge part of your New Year’s resolution.”
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On Tuesday, 244 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 15,922 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley since testing began in March, according to the LADPH.
These cases include:
- 11,485 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+203)
- 480 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+9)
- 2,890 in Castaic* (+14)
- 82 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus (+1)
- 594 in Stevenson Ranch (+11)
- 98 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (+2)
- 175 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+1)
- 53 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall (+1)
- 24 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon (+1)
- 26 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- Nine in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- Six in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon (+1)
In nearby Acton, there have been 259 (+6) cumulative cases, as well as 128 (+2) cases in Agua Dulce.
*As of Sunday, Dec. 27, public health officials have recorded 1,956 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,425 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.
As of Tuesday, Dec. 29, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital had conducted 15,162 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 2,411 had tested positive, and seven test was still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
There were 95 patients in the hospital as of Tuesday, Dec. 29, while 662 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody.
One additional death was reported Tuesday, with the number of COVID-19 patients more than doubling over the past month.
There have been a total of 71 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 109 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley since March.
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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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