558 New Coronavirus Cases In Orange County: Sunday Update

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County reported 558 more cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths Sunday, bringing the county's totals to 37,391 cases and 651 deaths.

The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 in Orange County hospitals increased from 546 Saturday to 554, while the number of patients in intensive care increased from 169 to 171, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.

Of the county's total deaths, 267 were skilled nursing facility residents, 28 lived in assisted living facilities, and one was homeless.

Of the total cases, 1,675 were skilled nursing facility residents, 476 were jail inmates and 137 were homeless.

There are 57 jail inmates in medical isolation with COVID-19 and officials are awaiting the results of 45 tests. So far, 419 inmates have recovered from coronavirus.

In Orange County, here is a cumulative city by city count for coronavirus cases as of Sunday:

• Aliso Viejo - 276 Total Cases
• Anaheim - 6,389 Total Cases
• Brea - 358 Total Cases
• Buena Park - 1,035 Total Cases
• Costa Mesa - 1,221 Total Cases
• Coto de Caza - 26 Total Cases
• Cypress - 398 Total Cases
• Dana Point - 183 Total Cases (no change)
• Fountain Valley - 363 Total Cases (no change)
• Fullerton - 1,703 Total Cases
• Garden Grove - 1,982 Total Cases
• Huntington Beach - 1,718 Total Cases
• Irvine - 1,195 Total Cases
• La Habra - 903 Total Cases
• La Palma - 119 Total Cases (no change)
• Ladera Ranch - 120 Total Cases
• Laguna Beach - 133 Total Cases (no change)
• Laguna Hills - 223 Total Cases
• Laguna Niguel - 287 Total Cases
• Laguna Woods - 39 Total Cases (no change)
• Lake Forest - 612 Total Cases
• Los Alamitos - 152 Total Cases
• Midway City - 75 Total Cases
• Mission Viejo - 578 Total Cases
• Newport Beach - 847 Total Cases
• Orange - 1,706 Total Cases
• Placentia - 667 Total Cases
• Rancho Mission Viejo - 46 Total Cases (no change)
• Rancho Santa Margarita - 247
• Rossmoor - 29 Total Cases (no change)
• San Clemente - 331 Total Cases
• San Juan Capistrano - 267 Total Cases
• Santa Ana - 7,119 Total Cases
• Seal Beach - 215 Total Cases (no change)
• Silverado - 39 Total Cases (no change)
• Stanton - 438 Total Cases
• Trabuco Canyon - 151 Total Cases (no change)
• Tustin - 878 Total Cases
• Villa Park - 41 Total Cases (no change)
• Westminster - 679 Total Cases
• Yorba Linda - 503 Total Cases

Orange County is on the state's watch list for counties experiencing high rates of new cases and hospitalizations. It has shown some improvement, but with some continuing concerns.

The county's case rate per 100,000 residents was at 125.2, which is far higher than the California Department of Public Health threshold of 25 per 100,000 residents. The rate of residents testing positive for COVID-19 dipped from 9.2% to 9.1%, still above the state's desired rate of 8%.

The change in the three-day average of hospitalized patients went from -10.2% Saturday to -8.9%, much lower than the state's threshold of 10% increase.

Available ICU beds was at 34%, and the percentage of ventilators available was at 57%. The state's threshold is 20% of ICU beds available to handle a surge and 25% ventilators on hand.

The county reported that 418,794 COVID-19 tests have been conducted, with 3,173 reported Sunday. There have been 24,259 documented recoveries.

—City News Service

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