Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials announced Saturday that young people under the age of 50 continue to make up the majority of new cases reported across the county.
LADPH officials announced that younger people continue to drive community transmission of COVID-19 in the county as of Saturday.
An additional 521 COVID-19 cases and 56 deaths were reported across L.A. County Saturday.
This brings the county’s cumulative total to 1,213,784 positive cases of COVID-19 and 22,777 deaths since the onset of the pandemic, according to the LADPH officials.
Over 70% of the new cases announced Saturday are from people under the age of 50 years old, whereas 93% of Saturday’s reported deaths are people who are over 50 years old, officials said.
Residents between the ages of 30 and 49 years old have the highest percent of new cases at 33%, followed by residents between the ages of 18 and 29 years old, comprising 24% of all new cases, according to LADPH Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer.
“Many younger people are out socializing with non-household members, raising concerns that asymptomatic young people are unknowingly helping to spread the virus to more vulnerable people,” Ferrer said. “Though we are making good progress in our vaccination efforts, we are entering a potentially perilous time if people let their guard down.”
As of Friday, Mar. 19, 3,234,989 doses of vaccine have been administered across the county. Of those vaccinated, 1,057,794 people have received second doses.
Next week, the county is expecting to receive 280,000 vaccine doses, approximately the same amount as the previous week. This includes 6,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which only requires one dose to be fully effective, according to Dr. Paul Simon, Health Officer for the LADPH.
Testing results are available for over 6,000,000 people, with a cumulative 19 percent of people testing positive.
As of Saturday, there were 827 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in L.A. County, 27 percent of which were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The Southern California Region has 27.6 percent staffed adult ICU capacity remaining as of the state’s last update on Friday, March 12, 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 10 days and avoid contact with others.
On Saturday, March 20, 2021, 22 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 26,131 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley over the past year, according to the LADPH. These cases include:
- 19,729 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+18)
- 47 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 813 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+1)
- 3,661 in Castaic* (+3)
- 67 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 1 in Placerita Canyon
- 15 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
- 17 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- 132 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 39 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- 1,099 in Stevenson Ranch
- 326 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
- 185 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
*As of Thursday, March 18, public health officials have recorded 1,982 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,443 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.
In nearby Acton, there have been 458 cumulative cases, as well as 261 cases in Agua Dulce.(updated)
There were six COVID-19 patients in Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital as of Wednesday, March 10, while 1,171 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March 2020, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.
One additional death was reported at Henry Mayo on Monday, March 8, with a total of 145 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 264 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley since March 2020.
Check the Vaccinate L.A. County Website or follow @LAPublicHealth on social media for more information on when and where people in these sectors can get vaccinated.
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Ed. Note: Jade Aubuchon Contributed To This Story
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