Public health reports a significant increase in cases

Public Health Service officials have reported 31 new COVID-19 cases in the Santa Clarita Valley over the past 24 hours as they released the latest results of county-wide tests on Monday.

After clearing the case backlog, Public Health reported about 1,200 COVID-19 cases per day in Los Angeles County since early October.

To better understand the spread of the community after clearing the untreated portion, public health authorities tracked cases using the date of the positive test, with cases averaging from 940 per day to the present. I found that it was increasing to the rate of.

“This increase is not as steep as it was seen in July, but it is a source of concern,” officials said in a news release.

Due to the increase in the number of cases, the number of cases of COVID-19 increased throughout the county during the Monday briefing, and public health officials again urged residents to make changes to the Halloween celebration.

Barbara Ferrer, director of public health at Los Angeles County, proposes that families participate in socially distant activities to mitigate the virus’ community transmission, and families hold virtual Halloween parties and scavenger hunts. , Said you can visit the drive-in theater.

“It’s not safe to celebrate a holiday the way we’re used to,” Feller said. “It carries a lot of risk of virus infection. We want the community to play their part in order to reduce the number of cases.”

Feller also said that trick-or-treat and trunk-or-treat were not safe activities to do this Halloween, and suggested that the family arrange for the holidays to be safely celebrated. She added that haunted houses also pose a risk and violate public health safety orders.

Although wineries and breweries have been provided with an update to the Health and Safety Order stating that reservations are no longer required, public health officials recommend making reservations to maintain social distance.

Feller also said that outdoor activities such as batting cages, mini-golf and go-karts can be resumed as long as they wear masks and social distance is required.

The Public Health Service also released the next updated COVID-19 figures at a press conference on Monday, clearing the case backlog, but the delay in reporting on the weekend was due to the small number of cases. I am.

COVID-19 cases reported in Santa Clarita Valley in the last 24 hours: 31

Total of COVID-19 cases in SCV: 7,118

Total number of deaths from COVID-19 in SCV: 73

County-wide COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours: 861

Total number of COVID-19 cases in LA County: 300,614

New deaths associated with COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours: 8

Total COVID-19 deaths in LA County: 7,000

County-wide hospitalization: 767; 29% are in the ICU and 14% are on ventilator.

Admitted to Henry Mayo New Hall Hospital as of October 21st and 12th. 290 people have been discharged since the outbreak of the pandemic.

The latest SCV cases, including daily figures for all community health care providers and figures at Pitches Detention Center, sorted by region, are as follows:

City of Santa Clarita: 4,219

Not Incorporated – Acton: 83

Not Built-Freshwater: 31

Not Incorporated – Bouquet Canyon: 10

Not Incorporated – Canyon Country: 172

Not Incorporated – Castique: 2,166 (Most of Castique’s cases come from Pitches Detention Center, the exact number is unknown)

Not Incorporated – Lake Hughes: 5

Not Incorporated – New Hall: 26

Not Incorporated – Placerita Canyon: 0

Not Incorporated – San Francis Skeet Canyon / Boukay Canyon: 0

Not Incorporated – Sand Canyon: 7

Not Incorporated – Saugus: 36

Not Incorporated – Saugus / Canyon Country: 11

Not Incorporated – Stevenson Ranch: 197

Not Incorporated – Val Verde: 103

Not Incorporated – Valencia: 52
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