The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Thursday 50 new cases and one new death from COVID-19 in the Santa Clarita Valley within the last week.

Public Health is now reporting COVID-19 data every Thursday. This is the most recent data from June 1.

This new data brings Los Angeles County death totals to 36,378, case totals unavailable as of deadline Thursday and Santa Clarita Valley case totals to 99,582 since March of 2020. SCV deaths from COVID-19 rise to 560.

Public Health Updates Response Plan:

Public Health updated its COVID-19 Response Plan this week to align with the new phase of the pandemic and the recent lifting of emergency declarations. While no longer operating under a Public Health Emergency, important planning and preparedness continues to protect the health of those who are most at risk of severe outcomes due to COVID-19 and to keep Los Angeles County prepared in the case of future increases in COVID-19 transmission.

The Response Plan utilizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 hospital admission levels, a new framework for introduced last month to replace the CDC Community Levels. A 7-day total of less than 10 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people is considered Low Hospital Admission Level. Between 10.0-19.9 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people is considered Medium Hospital Admission Level and over 20 per 100,000 people is considered High. Los Angeles County is currently in the Low Hospital Admission Level.

The local CDC Hospital Admission Level will guide recommendations and requirements to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, keeping in mind the disproportionate impact of the virus on vulnerable populations. Meanwhile, Public Health’s eight COVID-19 Early Alert Metrics, which include wastewater and variant monitoring, emergency department visits, and outbreaks in more susceptible settings, play a critical role in anticipating the possibility of future COVID-19 waves. Currently, all eight Early Alert metrics are in low.

Public Health also monitors 12 preparedness metrics, designed to track how prepared the county is to respond to potential changes in COVID-19 transmission. Across the 12 metrics, two are currently classified as “needs improvement.” They are the number of positive case specimens that are sequenced in the most recent two-week period and the percentage of residents 65 and older who have received the bivalent booster. Increasing the number of specimens sequenced will help provided more information about potential new variants gaining dominance locally. Higher booster rates among older residents can reduce severe illness and death among this vulnerable population. Just 40% of all eligible Los Angeles County residents, ages 65 and older, have received the bivalent booster. To meet the threshold for “adequate,” at least 60% would have to be boosted.

Within the Response Plan, residents can find recommended guidance on masking, testing and other appropriate mitigation measures for individuals, including for those who have been exposed to COVID-19 or tested positive. It also includes guidance for sites with higher risk of outbreaks or where populations are more susceptible to severe impact from COVID-19, such as skilled nursing facilities, health care and congregate care facilities, correctional and detention facilities, homeless and emergency shelters, and public transit. The full response plan is available at ph.lacounty.gov/COVIDresponseplan.

The 7-day average number of COVID hospitalizations is 189 this week. Reported weekly deaths this week is 40, an increase from 35 one week prior.

Vaccines remain one of the best tools individuals can use to protect themselves from severe illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19. Vaccines remain free and easily accessible in Los Angeles County. Everyone ages six months and older should have at least one dose of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine which provides substantial protection against newer Omicron strains. Residents can visit VaccinateLACounty.com or VacunateLosAngeles.com (en español) to find a vaccination location near them.

For residents who have difficulties leaving their home, Public Health offers free in-home COVID-19 vaccine and booster appointments. Appointments may be booked at ph.lacounty.gov/vaxathome, or ph.lacounty.gov/vacunacionencasa (en español) or by calling the Public Health COVID-19 Call Center at 1-833-540-0473.

Public Health’s Call Center also connects eligible residents to free telehealth to get COVID-19 medications, information, and other resources. Residents are encouraged to call 1-833-540-0473, available daily between 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., to access these services.

Public Health reports COVID-19 data weekly. The following table shows case, wastewater, emergency department, hospitalization and death data in Los Angeles County over the past four weeks.

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov including:

COVID-19 Locations & Demographics (data by demographic characteristics and geography, active outbreaks, and citations)

 – COVID-19 Response Plan

 – COVID-19 Vaccinations

 – Skilled Nursing Facility Metrics

Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

 – Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/

– California Department of Public Health: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx

– Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

– CDC Spanishhttps://espanol.cdc.gov/enes/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

– World Health Organization https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus

– LA County residents can also call 2-1-1

William S. Hart Union High School District COVID-19 Dashboard

Since the State of Emergency has been lifted, the William S. Hart Union High School District will no longer be posting dashboard information.

Santa Clarita Valley Thursday Update

As of 4 p.m. Thursday, the L.A. County Public Health dashboard reported one additional death from COVID-19 in the city of Santa Clarita, bringing the total number of deaths in the SCV to 560.

NOTE: As of Dec. 20, 2022, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health switched to a new geocoding process to improve the accuracy and completeness of geocoded data. Geocoding is the process of assigning an address to specific geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude). As a result, approximately 1,500 cases (0.04%) were removed from the cumulative count as they were determined to be out of jurisdiction with the improved geocoding. The switch to this improved process also resulted in minor changes to cumulative case/death counts by Supervisor District, Service Planning Area, city/community, and area poverty categories.

The following is the community breakdown per L.A. County’s dashboard:

Santa Clarita: 457

Castaic: 30 (revised from 33)

Acton: 18 (revised from 19)

Stevenson Ranch: 18

Unincorporated Canyon Country: 11

Agua Dulce: 8

Val Verde: 6

Elizabeth Lake: 4

Lake Hughes: 2

Valencia: 2

Unincorporated Bouquet Canyon: 2

Newhall: 1

Unincorporated Saugus/Canyon Country: 1

SCV Cases

Of the 99,582 cases reported to Public Health for the SCV to date, the community breakdown is as follows:

Santa Clarita: 73,601

Castaic: 9,630

Stevenson Ranch: 5,995

Canyon Country: 3,769

Acton: 2,016

Val Verde: 1,225

Agua Dulce: 995

Valencia: 936

Saugus: 346

Elizabeth Lake: 288

Bouquet Canyon: 207

Lake Hughes: 203

Saugus/Canyon Country: 135

Newhall: 105

Sand Canyon: 63

San Francisquito: 44

Placerita Canyon: 24

*Note: The county is unable to break out separate numbers for Castaic and PDC/NCCF because the county uses geotagging software that cannot be changed at this time, according to officials. Click here for the LASD COVID-19 dashboard.

California Thursday By the Numbers

With the recent end of the California COVID-19 State of Emergency, CDPH will sunset weekly COVID-19 data news releases. All data will continue to be updated regularly on the state’s COVID-19 data dashboard on Thursdays.​

As of June 1, California has confirmed a total of 102,047 COVID-19 deaths.

For more California data, click [here].