19 Coronavirus Deaths In Orange County This Week

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County officials reported 153 new cases of coronavirus, and five more deaths, Friday. In Orange County, 3,240 residents have tested positive, and the county now has a death toll of 71.

Nineteen people have died from the disease since Monday, Orange County Health Care Agency officials say.

The number of patients hospitalized with the virus dropped from 202 on Tuesday to 188 Friday. Of those, the number of patients in intensive care increased to 74, total.

The total number of people in the county tested for the virus increased to 46,372 with 812 tests reported Wednesday.

Of the county's total cases:

• 67 are 17 or under
• 319 are 18 to 24
• 590 are 25 to 34
• 493 are 35 to 44
• 591 are 45 to 54
• 525 are 55 to 64
• 316 are 65 to 74
• 204 are 75 to 84
• 132 are 85 or older

Of the patients who died, :

• 2 are 25 to 34
• 4 are 35 to 44
• 6 are 45 to 54
• 10 are 55 to 64
• 12 are 65 to 74
• 20 are 75 to 84
• 17 are over 85

Orange County's Positive Coronavirus Cases By City Friday, May 8:

• Aliso Viejo: 20 (unchanged)
• Anaheim: 472
• Brea: 27
• Buena Park: 104
• Costa Mesa: 47
• Coto de Caza: 5 (unchanged)
• Cypress: 47
• Dana Point: 22 (unchanged)
• Fountain Valley: 41
• Fullerton: 115
• Garden Grove: 169
• Huntington Beach: 242
• Irvine: 140
• La Habra: 61
• La Palma: 15 (unchanged)
• Ladera Ranch: 12 (unchanged)
• Laguna Beach: 40 (unchanged)
• Laguna Hills: 25
• Laguna Niguel: 33 (unchanged)
• Laguna Woods: 8 (unchanged)
• Lake Forest: 33 (unchanged)
• Los Alamitos: 37
• Midway City: 7 (unchanged)
• Mission Viejo: 53
• Newport Beach: 105
• Orange: 157
• Placentia: 68
• Rancho Mission Viejo: 6 (unchanged)
• Rancho Santa Margarita: 16 (unchanged)
• San Clemente: 52 (unchanged)
• San Juan Capistrano: 31
• Santa Ana: 456
• Seal Beach: 12 (unchanged)
• Stanton: 33
• Trabuco Canyon: 12 (unchanged)
• Tustin: 51
• Villa Park: 5 (unchanged)
• Westminster: 52
• Yorba Linda: 55 (unchanged)
• Other*253
• Unknown** 101
• All of Orange County: 3,240

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.

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. Supervisor Lisa Bartlett said her office has received hundreds of phone calls from residents inquiring whether the county is allowing businesses to reopen.

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City News Service contributed to this report.

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