COVID-19 Comprehensive Coverage Summary

COVID-19: The Numbers

Cases Updated: monday, march 21, 2022 (These numbers were updated on a daily basis for two years, ending March 21, 2022)

Los Angeles County

2,825,423

Total Cases

31,491

Deaths

Santa Clarita Valley

71,891

Total Cases

453

Deaths

77.8%

Vaccinated

% Vaccinated Updated: JAN. 30, 2022

Latest News

A sgt. shows a can of smoke used as tactical tool at the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Sheriff's Response Team training at Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., Thursday, May 28, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

LASD gives tactical demonstration at Pitchess Detention Center 

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and its Sheriff’s Response Team recently hosted a live demonstration of tactical tools and improvised explosive devices at Pitchess Detention Center.  The morning demonstration last week was kicked off with opening remarks by Sheriff Robert Luna, discussing what the SRT does

Nina Zamora

Hart district names new director of special programs 

News release   The William S. Hart Union High School District governing board has unanimously approved the appointment of Nina Zamora as the new director of special programs.  Zamora began her career in the Hart District as a

COC graduation set for Friday 

News release  College of the Canyons will honor its 2026 graduating class during the college’s 57th annual commencement celebration on Friday in the college’s Cougar Stadium, located on the Valencia campus, according

LASD: Dead body found in parked car at mall 

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau are investigating a dead body that was found in a vehicle parked at the Valencia Town Center

Graphic Snapshots

Visualize trends and impacts of coronavirus cases, deaths, and hospitalizations over time for the Los Angeles County and Santa Clarita Valley. 

Community

Firefighters look for signs of a fire at Starbucks on Seco Canyon Road in Saugus, July 16, 2025. Tim Whyte/The Signal

False alarm at Saugus Starbucks

Firefighters responded to reports of a fire Wednesday morning at the Starbucks on Seco Canyon Road in Saugus but found no flames or smoke, a Los Angeles County Fire Department

Education

Star Party celebrates academic inquiry, future STEM professionals  

 The College of the Canyons’ spring Star Party brought young academics, teachers and researchers together at what’s necessarily a time of great change for students.  Many of COC’s science club members, crowding tables set up in a big square in the courtyard outside the

Castaic school board elects new president, clerk 

The Castaic Union School District governing board elected a new president and clerk during the board’s organizational meeting last week.  Laura Pearson was elected president, while Erik Richardson was elected clerk.   Vincent Titiriga was elected the “presiding officer in the

Local Businesses

Attendees gather and network at the Chamber of Commerce’s Black Business Month recognition event at California Institute of the Arts on Thursday, Aug., 2023. Trevor Morgan / The Signal.

SCV Chamber of Commerce honors Black business 

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce honored two local businesses as part of its Black Business Month Celebration at a ceremony at California Institute of the Arts on Thursday

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital

A water main broke at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Thursday morning on Feb. 6, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Water main bursts off McBean Parkway 

A water main break briefly flooded a portion of McBean Parkway between Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and Valencia Boulevard Thursday at about 11 a.m.  “It was a water main break

Henry Mayo welcomes first baby of 2025 

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia welcomed its first baby of the year at 10:54 a.m. on Wednesday, hospital officials said.  According to Patrick Moody, Henry Mayo’s director of marketing

Attendees greet each other during the start of the Holiday Home Tour Gala at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Friday, Dec. 1. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Photos: Holiday Home Tour Gala

On Friday, Dec. 1, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital held the Holiday Home Tour Gala at the Hyatt Regency Valencia. Funds raised go towards the Center for Women and Newborns. Gala

Sports & Events

Grocery & Food Services

Grocery prices surge amid product shortage

Stevenson Ranch resident Vicki Rivera used to love going grocery shopping, opting to shop for each meal rather than getting all her groceries at once, but since the pandemic hit,

Free food distribution scheduled in Castaic

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s office is again partnering with the L.A. Regional Food Bank to host a free food distribution event at Castaic Lake Wednesday. The drive-thru food

Senior Centers

Cards from the heart

There’s a group of mischievous, giggling and sweet girls on the loose spreading Christmas cheer. The girls, some in their pajamas, were last seen dropping off holiday cards and art for

Looking for something to eat?

Here’s an interactive map showing many the Santa Clarita Valley restaurants and food establishments that are open and serving. If you’d like to be added, please let us know by contacting [email protected].

By the Numbers

Testing

Antibody treatments can help fight COVID-19

As the winter surge in cases continues, COVID-19 testing along with monoclonal antibody treatments have become harder to come by. Locally, COVID-19 testing lines could be seen wrapping through and

Resources

Local Government

The L.A. County Regional Planning Commission approved the Sterling Ranch project this week, a housing development that’s been years in the making in Val Verde, just northwest of the Valencia Commerce Center.  

County OKs Sterling Ranch with 3 conditions  

County supervisors Tuesday approved Sterling Ranch Estates, a 222-home planned community slated for Val Verde, on three conditions, during an appeal hearing.  Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger authored a read-in

City OKs $322M budget 

The city’s annual budget surpassed the $300-million mark Tuesday, with City Manager Ken Striplin calling the $322 million spending plan a far cry from one of the city’s first budgets,

State Government

Federal Government

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