Eligibility to receive a COVID-19 vaccine expanded to include all Los Angeles County residents over the age of 50 on Thursday.
Starting Thursday, April 1, L.A. County residents ages 50 through 64 years old are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, while vaccines are expected to become available to any resident ages 16 and older on April 15, according to Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) officials
“Currently, there are not yet enough doses to vaccinate everyone that is eligible, so we continue to ask for patience until supply increases. The County has prepared for increased allocations and expanded eligibility and is working on expanding collective capacity to be able to administer 1 million doses a week by the end of April,” read an official statement Thursday. “Public Health remains laser-focused on ensuring an equitable distribution of vaccines and ensuring eligible residents and workers in hard hit communities have increased access to vaccines.”
An additional 757 COVID-19 cases and 53 deaths were reported across L.A. County Thursday, according to officials.
This brings the county’s cumulative total to 1,220,246 positive cases of COVID-19 and 23,189 deaths since the onset of the pandemic, according to the LADPH officials.
Testing results are available for over 6,092,000 people, with a cumulative 19 percent of people testing positive, according to officials.
LADPH officials are reminding the public that people are only considered “fully vaccinated” two weeks after their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“While the number of (vaccine) doses we receive increased, the lack of supply remains an issue,” said Ferrer.
As of Thursday, there were 652 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in L.A. County, 25 percent of which were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The Southern California Region has 32.7 percent staffed adult ICU capacity remaining as of the state’s last update on Tuesday, March 30, according to state health officials.
Businesses that are not adhering to safety protocols to protect workers and customers increase the risk for COVID-19 spread.
Non-compliance and dangerous conditions at businesses and worksites can be reported to Public Health by phone at 888-700-9995 or online. These tips can be submitted anonymously. Public Health investigates complaints and may issue citations for violations, and repeat violations may result in business closure.
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 L.A. County must self-quarantine for 10 days, according to officials.
Residents are asked to remain at home or lodging for 10 days and avoid contact with others.
On Thursday, April 1, 2021, 32 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 26 415 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley over the past year, according to the LADPH. These cases include:
- 19,954 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+28)
- 47 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 826 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+1)
- 3,680 in Castaic* (+2)
- 68 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 1 in Placerita Canyon
- 15 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
- 17 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- 128 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 39 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- 1,121 in Stevenson Ranch
- 333 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+1)
- 185 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
*As of Tuesday, March 30, public health officials have recorded 1,985 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,446 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 462 (+2) cumulative cases, as well as 266 (-1) cases in Agua Dulce.
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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