Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials released the following updated COVID-19 statistics Saturday, adding that while a surge in cases related to Labor Day may be possible, it’s unlikely to be as sharp as the Memorial Day and July 4th holidays:
Countywide COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours: 1,236
Total COVID-19 cases in L.A. County: 266,988
New deaths related to COVID-19 reported in the past 24 hours: 18
Total COVID-19 deaths in L.A. County: 6,504
Public Health reported 23 cases and 2 deaths previously reported were found not to be L.A. County residents.
Hospitalizations countywide: 715; 29% of whom are in the ICU
Hospitalizations at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital as of Sept. 25: 12, with 255 discharged since the onset of the pandemic
COVID-19 cases reported in the Santa Clarita Valley in the past 24 hours: 28, 11 of which were attributed under Castaic
Total COVID-19 cases in the SCV: 6,069
Total COVID-19 deaths in the SCV: 58, one additional reported by Henry Mayo on Sept. 25
The number of SCV cases, including all area health care providers’ daily figures and those at Pitchess Detention Center, broken down into region, are as follows:
City of Santa Clarita: 3,437
Unincorporated – Acton: 70
Unincorporated – Agua Dulce: 27
Unincorporated – Bouquet Canyon: 8
Unincorporated – Canyon Country: 134
Unincorporated – Castaic: 2,059 (majority of Castaic cases come from Pitchess Detention Center, exact number unavailable)
Unincorporated – Lake Hughes: 4
Unincorporated – Newhall: 8
Unincorporated – Placerita Canyon: 0
Unincorporated – San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon: 0
Unincorporated – Sand Canyon: 7
Unincorporated – Saugus: 27
Unincorporated – Saugus/Canyon Country: 2
Unincorporated – Stevenson Ranch: 164
Unincorporated – Val Verde: 76
Unincorporated – Valencia: 46
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