Los Angeles County Public Health officials on Wednesday confirmed 53 new deaths and 479 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, as the Santa Clarita Valley cases total rose by 12 from Tuesday’s to 27,393 since the pandemic began.
To date, Public Health has identified 1,223,174 positive cases of COVID-19 and a total of 23,340 deaths countywide, 297 of them in the SCV.
“To the friends and families mourning a loved one who passed away from COVID-19, we are sending our love and prayers during your time of grief,” said Barbara Ferrer, Ph.D., MPH, MEd, Director of L.A. County Public Health.
Wednesday’s encouraging news is that all of L.A. County’s key metrics are indicating less community transmission, although the rate of decrease in hospitalizations and cases is slowing, according to Public Health officials.
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