Los Angeles County residents that are unvaccinated are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized compared to those that are vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Los Angeles County data shows that the COVID-19 infection rate among unvaccinated persons was 4.9 times and the hospitalization rate was 29.2 times the rates of fully vaccinated people in Los Angeles County on July 25, 2021, according to Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) officials.
Fully vaccinated people with COVID-19 infection were significantly less likely than unvaccinated persons to be hospitalized, to be admitted to an intensive care unit, to require mechanical ventilation, or to die from COVID-19 infection.
“To the families and friends that are grieving the loss of their loved one to COVID-19, we send you our deepest condolences,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of Public Health. “The data continues to provide reassurance that fully vaccinated people are protected from severe COVID-19 illness. Together we must continue to increase COVID-19 vaccinations, in coordination with other prevention strategies like masking, testing, contact tracing, and quarantine; these efforts are critical to preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.”
This information comes from a new CDC report in which L.A. Public Health analyzed data for laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported from testing laboratories and from the California Immunization Registry 2 (CAIR2) to describe age-adjusted infection and hospitalization rates between May 1, 2021 and July 25, 2021 by vaccination status.
The findings in this report are similar to those from recent studies indicating that COVID-19 vaccination protects against severe COVID-19 in areas with an increasing prevalence of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, Public Health officials said.
“They highlight that efforts to enhance COVID-19 vaccination coverage, in coordination with other prevention strategies, are critical to preventing COVID-19–related hospitalizations and deaths,” read Wednesday’s announcement.
Public Health confirmed 36 new deaths and 3,322 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, including 83 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
As of Wednesday, Public Health identified 1,391,363 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 25,150 deaths. There are also 1,747 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 27 percent of these people are in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Wednesday’s test positivity rate is 2.9 percent, a slight decrease from last week’s rate of 3.4 percent
“With increased routine screening testing, including at schools and institutes of higher education, Public Health expects that case numbers will remain high,” read Wednesday;s
As of Wednesday, Aug. 25, 31,507 cumulative cases have been reported in the Santa Clarita Valley since March of 2020, according to Public Health. These cases include:
- 24,391 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+66)
- 58 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
- 1,010 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+3)
- 3,608 in Castaic* (+9)
- 70 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall
- 4 in Placerita Canyon
- 15 in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon
- 19 in unincorporated Sand Canyon
- 155 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
- 46 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
- 1,502 in Stevenson Ranch (+3)
- 386 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde (+2)
- 243 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia
*As of Tuesday, Aug. 24, public health officials have recorded 2,116 cumulative cases at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,539 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.
On Wednesday, Aug. 25, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital reported two more COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the hospital’s total number of deceased to 159, according to spokesperson Patrick Moody. This is the third day in a row that deaths due to coronavirus have been reported at the Santa Clarita hospital.
In total, the Santa Clarita Valley has experienced at least 301 deaths due to coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
To learn how to make a vaccine 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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