County reports 1,063 cases; SCV sees 42

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials released the following COVID-19 statistics Wednesday, citing that a slight increase in cases Wednesday may reflect lower testing numbers at the beginning of September or the start of a small rise in community transmission:

■ Countywide COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours: 1,063

■ Total COVID-19 cases in L. A. County: 270,299

■ New deaths related to COVID-19 reported in the past 24 hours: 30

■ Total COVID-19 deaths in L. A. County: 6,576

■ Underlying health conditions among new deaths: 24, with 7 over the age of 80, 11 between the ages of 65 and 79, 5 between the ages of 50 and 64 and one between 30 and 49

■ Underlying health conditions overall: 92%

■ Hospitalizations countywide: 734; 28% of whom are in the ICU

■ Hospitalizations at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital as of Sept. 30: 12, with 262 discharged since the onset of the pandemic

■ COVID-19 cases reported in the Santa Clarita Valley in the past 24 hours: 42

■ Total COVID-19 cases in the SCV: 6,191

■ Total COVID-19 deaths in the SCV: 60

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: 3,528

■ Unincorporated — Acton: 71

■ Unincorporated — Agua Dulce: 28

■ Unincorporated — Bouquet Canyon: 9

■ Unincorporated — Canyon Country: 139

■ Unincorporated — Castaic: 2,070 (majority of Castaic cases come from Pitchess Detention Center; exact number unavailable)

■ Unincorporated — Lake Hughes: 4

■ Unincorporated — Newhall: 13

■ 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: 168

■ Unincorporated — Val Verde: 78

■ Unincorporated — Valencia: 47