The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Thursday 13 new deaths and 2,767 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, with 29,192 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Los Angeles County continues to see a rapid rise in COVID-19 transmission countywide with cases doubling over the last 10 days.
Thursday’s test positivity rate is 5.2%; an increase from the rate of 1.2% on June 15 when physical distancing restrictions and capacity limits were lifted across all sectors.
The County’s daily average case rate, with a 7-day lag, is now 12.9 cases per 100,000 people, an increase from last week’s rate of 7.1 cases per 100,000.
There are 645 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 22% of these people are in the ICU. Last week, there were 406 people hospitalized with COVID-19 illness.
This is a 20-fold increase in a month, with 124 new COVID-19 cases reported on June 21.
Wednesday’s test positivity rate is 5.2%; the rate was 0.7% a month ago.
The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 illness continues to increase each day. There are 585 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 23% of these people are in the ICU. On June 21, there were 213 people hospitalized with COVID-19 illness.
Of the seven new deaths reported today, two people that passed away were between the ages of 65 and 79, three people who passed were between the ages of 50 and 64, and one person who passed was between the ages of 30 and 49. One death was reported by the City of Long Beach.
Tuesday COVID-19 Roundup: SCV Tops 29,000 Cases; L.A. County Nearing 2,000 New Cases Per Day
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday five new deaths and 1,821 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, with 29,002 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Tuesday’s test positivity rate is 4.8%; the rate was 2.0% two weeks ago.
The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 illness continues to increase each day. There are 544 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 22% of these people are in the ICU. Two weeks ago, there were 273 people hospitalized with COVID-19 illness.
Of the five new deaths reported Tuesday, three people that passed away were between the ages of 65 and 79, one person who passed was between the ages of 50 and 64, and one person who passed was between the ages of 30 and 49.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Rate Increases in L.A. County
Jul. 20, 2021 at 1:00 pm
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is reporting a significant increase in the number of people hospitalized each day for COVID-19 illness. There are 528 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized; last Monday, there were 372 people hospitalized and on June 15, there were 218 people hospitalized. Unfortunately, because cases increased 700% since June 15, we are now beginning to see corresponding increases in hospitalizations.
Test positivity increased 10-fold from the 0.4% on June 15, to today’s test positivity rate of 4.1%.
Due to the significant increased circulation of the more infectious Delta variant, the intermingling of unmasked individuals where vaccination status is unknown, and the risks to the almost 4 million people in L.A. County who have not been or are not eligible to be vaccinated, including 1.3 million children under 12 years of ag
Public Health reported a significant increase in the number of people hospitalized each day for COVID-19 illness.
There are 528 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized; last Monday, there were 372 people hospitalized and on June 15, there were 218 people hospitalized.
Unfortunately, because cases have increased 700% since June 15, the County is now beginning to see corresponding increases in hospitalizations.
Test positivity increased 10-fold from 0.4% on June 15, to today’s test positivity rate of 4.1%.
Of the two new deaths reported today, one person that passed away was over the age of 80 and one person who passed was between the ages of 65 and 79.
The number of cases and deaths likely reflect reporting delays over the weekend. To date, Public Health identified 1,269,090 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 24,585 deaths.