Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials announced Tuesday that COVID-19 transmission rates are continuing to drop in L.A. County.
Tuesday, the State released updated blueprint tier numbers, announcing that L.A. County’s adjusted case rate dropped from 1.2 new cases per 100,000 people to 0.9 new cases per 100,000, according to officials.
The overall test positivity rate dropped from 0.6 percent to 0.5 percent across the county and in areas with the fewest health affirming resources.
“The County continues to see progress in our metrics as our vaccination rate goes up. Vaccinating as many residents as we can puts us in the strongest position possible when the risk of transmission goes up with full re-openings in a few weeks,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of Public Health. “The most powerful tool to keep cases and hospitalizations down and end this pandemic as we know it, are the vaccines.”
On June 15, almost all sectors and businesses will be able to return to usual operations with some limited exceptions, officials said.
In most settings, capacity limits and distancing requirements are expected to be lifted.
There are also set to be requirements and recommendations for mega-events and the County will rescind its travel advisory and align with the State and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance on travel.
10 new deaths and 191 new positive cases of confirmed COVID-19 were announced by the L.A. County Department of Public Health (Public Health) Tuesday, with 6 new confirmed cases in Santa Clarita.
L.A. County has experienced 1,239,093 positive cases and 24,184 deaths since the onset of the pandemic, with 319 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19.
Over 6,712,000 individuals have been tested across L.A. County with 17 percent of people testing positive, according to Public Health.
As of Tuesday, 27,018 cumulative cases have been reported in the Santa Clarita Valley over the past year, according to Public Health. These cases include:
- 20,423 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+4)
- 47 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 847 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country
- 3,738 in Castaic* (+1)
- 68 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
- 40 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- 1,157 in Stevenson Ranch
- 338 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+1)
- 195 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
*As of Sunday, May 23, public health officials have recorded 2,028 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,479 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 477 cumulative cases, as well as 282 cases in Agua Dulce.
A total of 145 coronavirus deaths have been reported at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, with at least 291 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley since March 2020.
To learn how to make an appointment, what verifications you will need to show at your vaccination appointment, and much more, visit the L.A. County Vaccination website (English) or Vacunate Los Angeles website (Spanish).
Vaccinations are always free and open to eligible residents and workers regardless of immigration status.
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