1,691 Coronavirus Cases In Orange County, More Tests Coming

ORANGE COUNTY, CA —On Tuesday, Orange County's total number of infected people raised to 1,691 while no new deaths were reported, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Tuesday, all 24 area hospitals reported results, stating that 148 people remain hospitalized, and of those, 54 are in intensive care.

Thus far, there have been 19,483 of the 3.2 million Orange County residents tested for the virus, and there are currently enough kits to test 2,431 more specimens.

An additional 717 more people were tested for the disease since Monday.

Of the county's total cases:

• 30 people are under 18 years old;
• 128 people are between 18-24;
• 274 people are between 25-34;
• 242 people are between 35-44;
• 662 people are between 45-64;
• 355 people are 65 or older.

Men make up over half of the county's cases, and over half of those who have succumbed to COVID-19.

Of the deaths:

• 2 were 25 to 34 years old,
• 1 was 35 to 44,
• 11 were 45 to 64,
• 19 were 65 or older.

Of the deceased, 20 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.

The newly collected data of ethnicity shows that of those who have died in Orange County:

• 11 were Asian
• 8 were white
• 9 were Latino
• 2 was black or African American
• 2 were not classified

Anaheim has the most COVID-19 cases in the county with 162, followed by Santa Ana with 142 and Irvine with 106. Huntington Beach has 97, but Newport Beach is close behind with 90. Newport Beach's numbers did not change, overnight, for the first time this week.

City Counts of Coronavirus Infected Residents:

• Aliso Viejo: 17 cases (no increase)
• Anaheim: 215 cases
• Brea: 17 cases (no increase)
• Buena Park: 60 cases (no increase)
• Costa Mesa: 32 cases
• Coto de Caza: 5 cases (no increase)
• Cypress: 36 cases (no increase)
• Dana Point: 18 cases (no increase)
• Fountain Valley: 25 cases (no increase)
• Fullerton: 57 cases
• Garden Grove: 65 cases (no increase)
• Huntington Beach: 148 cases
• Irvine: 118 cases
• La Habra: 35 cases (no increase)
• La Palma: 12 cases (no increase)
• Ladera Ranch: 10 cases (no increase)
• Laguna Beach: 36 cases (no increase)
• Laguna Hills: 15 cases (no increase)
• Laguna Niguel: 32 cases (no increase)
• Laguna Woods: 7 cases (no increase)
• Lake Forest: 25 cases (no increase)
• Los Alamitos: 8 cases (no increase)
• Mission Viejo: 39 cases (no increase)
• Newport Beach: 88 cases (no increase)
• Orange: 64 cases
• Placentia: 37 cases
• Rancho Mission Viejo: 5 cases (no increase)
• Rancho Santa Margarita/Dove Canyon: 14 cases (no increase)
• San Clemente: 43 cases (no increase)
• San Juan Capistrano: 22 cases (no increase)
• Santa Ana: 174 cases
• Seal Beach: 10 cases (no increase)
• Stanton: 14 cases
• Trabuco Canyon: 10 cases (no increase)
• Tustin: 33 cases (no increase)
• Villa Park: 6 cases (no increase)
• Westminster: 24 cases
• Yorba Linda: 42 cases (no increase)
• OTHER: 5 cases -- (includes unincorporated areas of the county and cities with under 25,000 residents and under 5 cases of coronavirus reported)
• Unknown Cases: 67

The reductions in numbers show that the social distancing is working, according to Orange County's chief health officer, Dr. Nichole Quick. As shown in the numbers above, a large cross section of cities are seeing fewer and fewer new cases of coronavirus.

"The statewide stay-at-home order has been effective," she says.

To that end, OC Health Care is working on a new network of tests for the COVID-19 disease. Residents who cannot get a coronavirus test through their current healthcare provider can go to AltaMed sites in Anaheim, Santa Ana, Nhan Hoa Comprehensive Health Care Clinic in Garden Grove, and UC Irvine Health sites.

The Health Care Agency aims to get 10 sites up and running in the next two weeks, according to David Soules, director of Public Health Services. They plan to test up to 1,000 people per day, and 2,000 people per day starting in May. The goal is to test a cross-section of 640,000 Orange County residents.

Government funding through the CARES Act has been allocated to Orange County colleges and universities, with at least half of the funds going toward students in the form of emergency cash grants.

The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a mandate for face mask wearing for all of the county's essential work force.

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.

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.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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