Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials confirmed five more cases of the U.K. COVID-19 variant in the county on Tuesday.
Tuesday, Public Health confirmed five additional cases of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7., also known as the U.K. variant, totaling eight cases in Los Angeles County.
According to health officials, the B.1.1.7 variant is more easily transmissible, and verification of the variant in L.A. County “means residents and businesses must be extremely diligent in adhering to all public health safety measures, including wearing face coverings, distancing from others, and handwashing; these measures protect against transmission of the virus and known variants.”
With several upcoming holidays and the recent Super Bowl, L.A. County residents are urged to continue staying cautious if they wish to see more industries reopen, according to LADPH director Dr. Barbara Ferrer.
“We are only weeks away from reducing transmission in L.A. County to a level where elementary schools will be allowed by the state to offer in-class instruction, provided they adhere to all State and County directives,” said Ferrer. “Schools that decide to open will need to require masking, distancing and routine testing. Please do your part to continue to slow the spread so that our recovery journey does not suffer a setback.”
An additional 3,353 COVID-19 cases were reported in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, along with 227 deaths, according to the LADPH.
This brings the county’s cumulative total to 1,152,239 positive cases of COVID-19 and 18,360 deaths since the onset of the pandemic, according to the department.
Testing results are available for over 5,622,000 people, with 19 percent of people testing positive.
As of Tuesday, there were 4,079 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 29 percent of which were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The Southern California Region has 10.6% staffed adult ICU capacity remaining as of the state’s last update on Tuesday, Feb. 9, according to state health officials.
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.
A travel advisory remains in effect for L.A. County. Anyone who is arriving in Los Angeles County must self-quarantine for 10 days. Residents are asked to remain at home or lodging for the 10 days and avoid contact with others.
On Tuesday, 96 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 24,141 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley since March of 2020, according to the LADPH. These cases include:
- 18,169 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+66)
- 42 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 738 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+5)
- 3,484 in Castaic* (+9)
- 66 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 14 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
- 15 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- 125 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 34 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country (+5)
- 990 in Stevenson Ranch (+2)
- 295 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+2)
- 169 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (+1)
In nearby Acton, there have been 409 cumulative cases (+1), as well as 242 cases in Agua Dulce (+3).
*As of Sunday, Feb. 7, 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 Monday afternoon.
There were 45 COVID-19 patients in Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital as of Tuesday, Feb. 9, while 1,075 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March 2020, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
Two additional deaths were reported Tuesday, with a total of 128 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 222 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley since March 2020.
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