Over 3,000 Coronavirus Cases In Orange County, 65 Total Deaths

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County officials reported 131 new cases of coronavirus, and four more deaths, Wednesday. Over 3,000 residents have tested positive for the virus, and the county now has a death toll of 65.

Thirteen people have died from the disease in the last three days, Orange County Health Care Agency officials say.

The number of patients hospitalized with the virus dropped from 202 on Tuesday to 192 on Wednesday. The number of patients in intensive care rose from 62 to 73.

The total number of people in the county tested for the virus increased to 40,707 with 941 tests reported Wednesday.

Of the county's total cases:

• 63 are 17 or under
• 286 are 18 to 24
• 551 are 25 to 34
• 441 are 35 to 44
• 552 are 45 to 54
• 492 are 55 to 64
• 300 are 65 to 74
• 193 are 75 to 84
• 123 are 85 or older

Of the patients who died, :

• 2 are 25 to 34
• 3 are 35 to 44
• 5 are 45 to 54
• 8 are 55 to 64
• 12 are 65 to 74
• 19 are 75 to 84
• 16 are over 85

In the county's skilled nursing facilities, a total of 299 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, with 18 dying of complications from the virus, according to the county. Of the skilled nursing staff workers at the facilities, 162 have tested positive and one person has died, OC Health Care reported.

Orange County's Positive Coronavirus Cases By City Wednesday, May 6:

• Aliso Viejo: 18 (unchanged)
• Anaheim: 438
• Brea: 22
• Buena Park: 98
• Costa Mesa: 44
• Coto de Caza: 5 (unchanged)
• Cypress: 45 (unchanged)
• Dana Point: 22 (unchanged)
• Fountain Valley: 37
• Fullerton: 107
• Garden Grove: 153
• Huntington Beach: 238
• Irvine: 138
• La Habra: 58
• La Palma: 15 (unchanged)
• Ladera Ranch: 12
• Laguna Beach: 38 (unchanged)
• Laguna Hills: 23
• Laguna Niguel: 32 (unchanged)
• Laguna Woods: 8 (unchanged)
• Lake Forest: 32 (unchanged)
• Los Alamitos: 35
• Midway City: 7 (unchanged)
• Mission Viejo: 49
• Newport Beach: 103
• Orange: 135
• Placentia: 67
• Rancho Mission Viejo: 6 (unchanged)
• Rancho Santa Margarita: 15
• San Clemente: 51
• San Juan Capistrano: 30
• Santa Ana: 389
• Seal Beach: 11 (unchanged)
• Stanton: 29
• Trabuco Canyon: 12 (unchanged)
• Tustin: 46
• Villa Park: 5 (unchanged)
• Westminster: 47 (unchanged)
• Yorba Linda: 52 (unchanged)
• Other*218
• Unknown** 114
• All of Orange County: 3,004

Read more about the restrictions: California Starts Reopening This Week: 5 Things To Know

Orange County, meanwhile, struggled over how to return to normalcy. With all but 16 percent of the county's beaches now open for active use, residents who love the coast have the chance to walk, swim, paddle or surf in the Pacific as of Wednesday.

One week after the county's Board of Supervisors approved guidelines for businesses to reopen, officials were still struggling to explain to the public what they mean. With the governor's loosening of restrictions set to begin Friday, the county officials are hammering at a plan that calls for clarity in the reopening of Orange County.

Read more about the restrictions: California Starts Reopening This Week: 5 Things To Know

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