Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials released the following updated COVID-19 statistics Wednesday:
New COVID-19 cases reported in L.A. County in the past 24 hours: 897
Total COVID-19 cases in L.A. County: 1,211,733
New deaths related to COVID-19 reported: 75, one of whom was under the age of 18.
Total COVID-19 deaths in L.A. County: 22,580
Hospitalizations countywide: 857; 28% of whom are in the ICU.
Hospitalizations at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital as of March 17: 8, with 1,176 discharged since the onset of the pandemic.
COVID-19 cases reported in the Santa Clarita Valley in the past 24 hours: 27, 19 of which came from the city of Santa Clarita.
Total COVID-19 cases in the SCV: 26,802
Total COVID-19 deaths in the SCV as of March 16: 279, with one additional death reported by Henry Mayo Wednesday.
The numbers 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: 19,662
Unincorporated – Acton: 457
Unincorporated – Agua Dulce: 260
Unincorporated – Bouquet Canyon: 45
Unincorporated – Canyon Country: 812
Unincorporated – Castaic: 3,650 (majority of Castaic cases come from Pitchess Detention Center, exact number unavailable)
Unincorporated – Lake Hughes: 41
Unincorporated – Newhall: 66
Unincorporated – Placerita Canyon: 1
Unincorporated – San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon: 15
Unincorporated – Sand Canyon: 17
Unincorporated – Saugus: 132
Unincorporated – Saugus/Canyon Country: 39
Unincorporated – Stevenson Ranch: 1,095
Unincorporated – Val Verde: 325
Unincorporated – Valencia: 185
