1,827 Positive For Coronavirus In Orange County, 36 Total Deaths

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — On Thursday, Orange County's total number of infected people raised to 1,827. Two men died as a result of coronavirus, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported.

Thus far, 20,816 out of 3.2 million Orange County residents have been tested for the virus, and there are currently enough kits to test 2,292 more specimens.

An additional 671 more people were tested for the disease since Tuesday.

Of the deceased, 23 were men and 13 were women, OC Health Care reported. It was not known if the deceased had underlying health conditions as of this report.

Anaheim has the most COVID-19 cases in the county with 239, followed by Santa Ana with 202, Huntington Beach with 162 cases, and Irvine with 119.

City Counts of Coronavirus Infected Residents:

• Aliso Viejo: 17 cases (no increase)
• Anaheim: 239 cases
• Brea: 19 cases
• Buena Park: 68 cases
• Costa Mesa: 33 cases (no increase)
• Coto de Caza: 5 cases (no increase)
• Cypress: 39 cases
• Dana Point: 18 cases (no increase)
• Fountain Valley: 25 cases (no increase)
• Fullerton: 60 cases
• Garden Grove: 73 cases
• Huntington Beach: 162 cases
• Irvine: 119 cases (no increase)
• La Habra: 40 cases
• La Palma: 12 cases (no increase)
• Ladera Ranch: 10 cases (no increase)
• Laguna Beach: 36 cases (no increase)
• Laguna Hills: 17 cases
• Laguna Niguel: 32 cases (no increase)
• Laguna Woods: 8 cases (no increase)
• Lake Forest: 26 cases (no increase)
• Los Alamitos: 9 cases (no increase)
• Mission Viejo: 39 cases (no increase)
• Newport Beach/Corona Del Mar: 90 cases
• Orange: 66 cases
• Placentia: 42 cases
• Rancho Mission Viejo: 6 cases
• Rancho Santa Margarita/Dove Canyon: 14 cases (no increase)
• San Clemente: 43 cases (no increase)
• San Juan Capistrano: 22 cases (no increase)
• Santa Ana: 202 cases
• Seal Beach: 10 cases (no increase)
• Stanton: 16 cases
• Trabuco Canyon: 10 cases (no increase)
• Tustin: 34 cases
• Villa Park: 6 cases (no increase)
• Westminster: 29 cases
• Yorba Linda: 44 cases
• OTHER:6 cases -- (includes unincorporated areas of the county and cities with under 25,000 residents and under 5 cases of coronavirus reported)
• Unknown Cases: 81

Orange County Health Care Agency reported reductions in numbers that show that the social distancing is working, according to Orange County's chief health officer, Dr. Nichole Quick, even with the rise in counts on Wednesday.

Orange County Health Care Agency's Dr. Nichole Quick says that the "statewide stay-at-home order has been effective." Once orders are lifted, she recommends that the most vulnerable remain at home. The agency has lost their top official, who announced his retirement late Wednesday.

With warm weather approaching, several Orange County beaches would be open to those who will follow the proper social distancing rules, even out on the waves.

The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted this week to approve a mandate for face mask wearing for all of the county's essential work force. The ordinance applies countywide. Cities can approve more restrictive mask-wearing laws, but cannot have one weaker than the county order.

A plea from Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen went out to Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, asking her and her fellow supervisors to close south county beaches. Bartlett made the motion, but it was not seconded, and died on the floor. Meanwhile, a loosening of restrictions for golf courses lifted the spirits of many, happy to get back out on the links.

In San Clemente, a small group of skaters and dirt bike riders cleared the way for some outdoor fun. The city of San Clemente created a major buzzkill by dumping tons of beach sand onto the cement skatepark. Here's what the local rebels did about it.

Project Roomkey is up and running in south Orange County at the Laguna Hills Inn. Already, area homeless who needed to social distance or quarantine have been moved into the hotel. This is following a state and federal mandate to provide space for those experiencing homelessness and dealing with coronavirus.

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City News Service contributed to this report.

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