Extended stay-home order expected
Officials say, with ICU availability still at 0%, announcement likely will be made today
The regional stay-at-home order is likely to be extended for Southern California as the available intensive care unit capacity remains at 0.0%, according to data available Monday. Los Angeles County Public Health Department officials also called upon anyone who travels outside of the county to self-quarantine for at least 10 days upon their return.
During a news conference Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said data collected from the past 24 hours will determine if the order will be extended, but said it’s very likely, and will be announced today.
Newsom added Los Angeles County has been the most impacted area in the state due to COVID-19, saying 96% of county hospitals were on “diversion” for 16 hours Saturday, meaning the hospitals were unable to accept patients arriving in ambulances, and were being diverted to other hospitals
in the area in hopes to find available space.
During a news briefing Monday, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said approximately one person in the county is dying from COVID-19 every 10 minutes, and 10 people are testing positive each minute. Three additional deaths were also reported by Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Monday.
Ferrer urged those who traveled during the holiday to quarantine after the county reported another record-breaking hospitalization rate, with nearly 7,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19.
“All indicators show our situation is only going to get worse,” Ferrer said. “People coming into L.A. County, or coming back into L.A. County after the holiday weekend, are expected to quarantine themselves for at least 10 days. The community transmission is at an alltime high.”
Monday data
Public Health officials also released the following updated COVID-19 statistics Monday:
Countywide COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours: 13,661
New deaths related to COVID-19 reported in the past 24 hours: 73 , with an estimated 432 additional deaths reported after delays related to Spectrum service outage
Total COVID-19 deaths in L. A. County: 9,555
Hospitalizations countywide: 6,914, 20% of whom are in the ICU Hospitalizations at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital as of Dec. 28: 90, with 641 discharged since the onset of the pandemic Southern California region ICU available capacity: 0%
COVID-19 cases reported in the Santa Clarita Valley in the past 24 hours: 270 Total COVID-19 cases in the SCV: 16,078 Total COVID-19 deaths in the SCV: 115, including five additional deaths reported over the weekend by Henry Mayo
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: 11,282 Unincorporated — Acton: 253 Unincorporated — Agua Dulce: 126 Unincorporated — Bouquet Canyon: 23 Unincorporated — Canyon Country: 471 Unincorporated — Castaic: 2,876 (majority of Castaic cases come from Pitchess Detention Center; exact number unavailable) Unincorporated — Lake Hughes: 21 Unincorporated — Newhall: 52 Unincorporated — Placerita Canyon: 0 Unincorporated — San Francisquito Canyon/ Bouquet Canyon: 5 Unincorporated — Sand Canyon: 9 Unincorporated — Saugus: 81 Unincorporated — Saugus/ Canyon Country: 26 Unincorporated — Stevenson Ranch: 583 Unincorporated — Val Verde: 174 Unincorporated — Valencia: 96