'Alarming' Coronavirus Surge Occurring In LA County, Thanksgiving Impact Not Felt Yet - KHTS Radio

An “alarming” coronavirus surge is occurring in Los Angeles County, far surpassing the summer spike in cases seen in July, public health officials said Monday.

An additional 5,150 Los Angeles County coronavirus cases have been reported Monday, ahead of an expected rise in two weeks following Thanksgiving weekend, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).

Ferrer said on Monday the “virus is running rampant” in most areas of Los Angeles County, as the new Safer at Home order goes into effect.

The additional cases reported Monday bring the cumulative total to 400,919, according to Ferrer.

17 additional deaths have been reported Monday with the total deaths across the county reaching 7,655, according to public health.

Starting Monday, Nov. 30, through Dec. 20, all public and private gatherings and events with individuals not from the same household are prohibited, except for faith-based services and protests.

Residents are still permitted to travel to and from essential businesses, work or provide services to a healthcare operation or essential business; residents may also engage in essential activities, or participate in permitted individual or household outdoor and indoor activities while practicing required distancing, infection control and masking.

Restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries remain closed for in-person dining and drinking, as there is high risk of transmission of COVID-19 when people are eating, drinking and talking together without a face covering, as happens when people are dining onsite at restaurants. They are permitted to remain open for pick-up, delivery, and take-out and breweries and wineries may remain open for retail sales at 20 percent occupancy.

Over 3,734,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted as of Monday, with about 10 percent of those tests returning positive.

There are 2,185 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Monday, 24 percent of which are in the ICU. On November 1, the average daily number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 was 791, officials said.

An additional 118 Santa Clarita Valley coronavirus cases were reported Sunday, for a total of 9,447 cumulative cases in the valley since testing began in March, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).

These cases include:

• 6,191 in the City of Santa Clarita* (+99)
• 222 in the unincorporated areas of Canyon Country (+2)
• 2,411 in Castaic* (+13)
• 50 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus
• 307 in Stevenson Ranch (+4)
• 64 in the unincorporated areas of Valencia (-1)
• 119 in the unincorporated areas of Val Verde
• 36 in the unincorporated areas of Newhall (+1)
• 16 in the unincorporated areas of Bouquet Canyon
• 14 in the unincorporated areas of Saugus/Canyon Country
• Seven in unincorporated Sand Canyon
• Three in San Francisquito/Bouquet Canyon

*As of Sunday, Nov. 29 public health officials have recorded 1,912 cumulative cases have been reported at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center, including 1,389 at the North County Correctional Facility. Those cases are distributed between both the City of Santa Clarita and Castaic totals.

An update on the Santa Clarita Valley is expected to be released Monday afternoon.

As of Monday, Nov. 30, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has conducted 12,502 COVID-19 tests. Of those, 1,408 have tested positive, and 13 tests are still pending with Henry Mayo, according to Patrick Moody, spokesperson for the hospital.

There are 52 patients in the hospital as of Monday, Nov. 30 while 402 patients have been discharged since the hospital’s first case was reported in March, according to Moody.

One additional death was reported at Henry Mayo on Monday with the number of COVID-19 patients doubling over the past weeks. `

There have been a total of 38 coronavirus deaths at the hospital, with at least 85 COVID-19 deaths reported across the Santa Clarita Valley.

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Ed. Note: These numbers are subject to change based on further investigation by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

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