Pitchess likely responsible for largest one-day spike in cases in the SCV - Santa Clarita Valley Signal

The Santa Clarita Valley saw a 152-case jump on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the SCV to 1,455.

However, for the second day in a row, this spike can be attributed to the large number of cases being reported to Castaic, which saw a 130-case spike in the last day.

The numbers reported for Castaic also included the number of confirmed inmate cases at Pitchess Detention Center, which has been experiencing an outbreak for a number of weeks.

Thirty-three people had underlying health conditions, including 26 people over the age of 65, and seven people between the ages of 41 to 65.

Public Health has identified 53,651 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A.

As of today, 6,486 people who tested positive for COVID-19 (13% of positive cases) have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.

County, with testing results available for over 580,000 individuals and 8% of people testing positive.

This variance allows the county to move through Stage 2 of the state’s 4-stage Pandemic Roadmap at an accelerated rate as determined by the local health officer.

Public Health has amended the current health officer order, Safer at Work and in the Community, to allow in-person dining at restaurants and hair salons to reopen once the establishments are able to implement the required distancing and infection control directives.

Inspectors will continue to offer technical assistance as they monitor businesses for compliance with the Health Officer Order.

Public Health reported Saturday the number of SCV cases, including all area health care providers’ daily figures and Pitchess Detention Center, totaled 1,455, which, broken down by region, is as follows:.

Pitchess Detention Center, including all four of its jails, had a total of 777 inmates who had been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive and have been included in Castaic’s numbers, while the 66 staff who tested positive are reported to the region in which they reside, according to Public Health’s latest figures