Public Health advises caution as deadly toll of surge continues
L.A. County Public Health officials released the following updated COVID-19 statistics Monday:
▪ Countywide COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours: 1,869
▪ Total COVID-19 cases in L.A. County: 1,168,358
▪ New deaths related to COVID-19 reported in the past 24 hours: 29
▪ Total COVID-19 deaths in L.A. County: 19,095
▪ Hospitalizations countywide: 3,092, 30% of whom are in the ICU
▪ Hospitalizations at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital as of Feb. 12: 39, with 1,099 discharged since the onset of the pandemic
▪ COVID-19 cases reported in the Santa Clarita Valley in the past 24 hours: 29
▪ Total COVID-19 cases in the SCV: 25,222, including 136 from the weekend
▪ Total COVID-19 deaths in the SCV as of Feb. 15: 239, with three new deaths reported Friday 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: 18,471
▪ Unincorporated — Acton: 421
▪ Unincorporated — Agua Dulce: 246
▪ Unincorporated — Bouquet Canyon: 42
▪ Unincorporated — Canyon Country: 752
▪ Unincorporated — Castaic: 3,525 (majority of Castaic cases come from Pitchess Detention Center; exact number unavailable)
▪ Unincorporated — Lake Hughes: 40
▪ Unincorporated — Newhall: 66
▪ Unincorporated — Placerita Canyon: 0
▪ Unincorporated — San Francisquito Canyon/ Bouquet Canyon: 14
▪ Unincorporated — Sand Canyon: 15
▪ Unincorporated — Saugus: 125
▪ Unincorporated — Saugus/Canyon Country: 35
▪ Unincorporated — Stevenson Ranch: 1,000
▪ Unincorporated — Val Verde: 300
▪ Unincorporated — Valencia: 170