Officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) announced that over 700,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered across the county as of Friday.
As of Friday, over 719,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Los Angeles County. Over 500,000 of those were first doses, while the remainder were second doses, according to the LADPH.
Dr. Paul Simon, science officer for the LADPH, told reporters Friday that the state is expected to help standardize the vaccine distribution process across California, which would help expand the number of groups eligible for the vaccine as early as February.
An additional 7,112 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Friday, along with 228 deaths, according to the LADPH.
The new cases reported today bring the county’s cumulative total to 1,104,393 positive cases of COVID-19 and 16,332 deaths since the onset of the pandemic, according to the department.
As of Friday, there were 5,855 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 26 percent of which were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
“Despite these promising trends do want to emphasize that the numbers of cases hospitalizations and deaths remain far too high. So while there is reason to be hopeful, we all must remain vigilant and continue to be disciplined,” said Dr. Muntu Davis, County Health Officer with the LADPH. “Wearing masks and physically distancing when out, practicing physical distancing when outside of our home and avoiding gatherings and washing your hands frequently.”
Testing results are available for over 5,463,000 people, with 19 percent of people testing positive.
According to California health officials, the Southern California Region has 0.0% staffed adult ICU capacity remaining as of Friday.
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Residents are encouraged to continue to prevent the spread of COVID-19, to not gather in crowds, stay home when sick, wear a face covering and maintain physical distance from others when outside of the home.
On Thursday, 139 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 22,838 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley since March of 2020, according to the LADPH. These cases include:
- 17,038 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+107)
- 40 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 689 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+8)
- 3,384 in Castaic* (+11)
- 61 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 116 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus (+2)
- 29 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- 931 in Stevenson Ranch (+10)
- 157 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
- 267 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+1)
- 13 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- 13 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
In nearby Acton, there have been 389 (+1) cumulative cases, as well as 21 cases in Agua Dulce (+6).
*As of Wednesday, Jan. 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. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.
An update on the number of COVID-19 cases in the Santa Clarita Valley is expected to be released later on Friday afternoon.
There were 74 COVID-19 patients in Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital as of Thursday, Jan. 28, while 992 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March 2020, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
Three additional deaths were reported Thursday, with a total of 116 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 194 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley since March 2020.
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