The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday 288 new deaths, including two additional deaths at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, and 11,994 new cases of COVID-19, with 20,338 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials on Monday confirmed 12,617 new cases and 137 new deaths due to COVID-19 countywide, as Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia reported a total of nine new fatalities since Friday.
The eight deaths on Saturday and Sunday were the most reported by the hospital in a two-day period since the pandemic began, and bring Henry Mayo’s COVID fatalities total to 92, according to spokesman Patrick Moody.
So far, the Santa Clarita Valley has tallied 20,121 COVID-19 cases – 916 new infections since Friday – and 147 deaths.
Since this surge began in early November, daily deaths increased in L.A. County by more than 1,000%. Deaths increased from 12 a day at that time to more than 200 last week, Public Health officials noted in their Monday daily brief.
Key Points
The government passed a Job Creation
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The law affects the Manpower
Utilization Plan, work permits, and application procedures for
visas and permits
More preliminary work permit
exemptions are added to the Manpower Utilization Plan
The previous requirement for
employers to obtain a work permit is eliminated
The law changes biometric data
retrieval and Limited Stay Permit application procedures
Foreign nationals may enter Indonesia
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Regulations in the Job Creation Law
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials on Friday confirmed 18,313 new cases and 318 new deaths of COVID-19 countywide, surpassing the previous all-time high of one-day total COVID-19 deaths in the County. In addition, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia reported its 83rd death since the pandemic began.
To date, Public Health identified 889,405 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 11,863 deaths.
To date, the Santa Clarita Valley has tallied 19,205 COVID-19 cases – 337 more cases since Thursday – and 136 deaths.
Public Health reported over 200 daily deaths this week. For comparison, the County on average has approximately 170 deaths each day from all other causes combined, including heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, car crashes, suicides, and homicides.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Thursday 218 new deaths, including 2 more deaths at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, and 19,719 new cases of COVID-19, with 18,868 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.