The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) reported under 250 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, including seven new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Public Health reported 248 new positive cases of COVID-19 across L.A. County and seven new cases within the Santa Clarita Valley on Sunday.
The number of cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the weekend, according to Public Health.
Public Health encourages L.A. County residents, including those in Santa Clarita, to enjoy Mother’s Day safely by celebrating outdoors with masks and distancing or virtually to protect any elderly that aren’t vaccinated.
“While transmission is low and we continue to see declines in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, we are approaching the terrible milestone of 24,000 COVID-19 deaths in L.A. County,” said Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health. “There continues to be higher risk of COVID-19 transmission and severe health outcomes among unvaccinated people. Please get vaccinated as soon as you can. Protecting yourself and your family by getting vaccinated is the best gift you can give this Mother’s Day.”
To date, L.A. County has experienced 1,235,651 COVID-19 cases as well as 23,999 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Public Health.
As of Sunday, there are 400 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized across L.A. County.
Nearly 6,581,000 individuals have been tested across L.A. County, with 17 percent of people testing positive, Public Health officials said.
On Sunday, seven new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley, with 26,916 cumulative cases having been reported in the valley over the past year, according to the LADPH. These cases include:
- 20,351 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+6)
- 47 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 843 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+1)
- 3,730 in Castaic*
- 68 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 1 in Placerita Canyon
- 15 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
- 17 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- 130 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 40 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- 1,143 in Stevenson Ranch
- 337 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
- 194 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
*As of Saturday, May 8, public health officials have recorded 2,027 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,478 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 472 cumulative cases, as well as 280 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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