Another Death, 62 Test Positive In Orange County, Tuesday

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — On Tuesday, Orange County health officials reported 62 new cases of coronavirus and one additional death, bringing the county's totals to 3,602 cases and 77 deaths.

The number of patients hospitalized with the virus stood at 230 on Tuesday, and 100 of those patients are currently in intensive care, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.

That number of patients in intensive care rose from 77, reported Monday. All 25 of Orange County's hospital reported data, Tuesday.

An additional 399 residents were tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Out of Orange County's 3.2 million residents, nearly 55,000 have been tested for coronavirus.

In Orange County, almost 2,000 cases where people tested positive were men, compared to 1,650 women. More men have died of coronavirus than women, with 44 men and 33 women having lost their lives due to the disease.

Of those who died of the virus:

• 2 were between 25-34
• 4 were between 35-44
• 8 were between 45-54
• 10 were between 55-64
• 13 were between 65-74
• 22 were between 75-84
• 18 were 85 and older

On Tuesday, May 12, the positive coronavirus case totals in Orange County's communities are as follows:

• Aliso Viejo: 21 (no change)
• Anaheim: 545
• Brea: 27
• Buena Park: 109 (no change)
• Costa Mesa: 51
• Coto de Caza: 5 (no change)
• Cypress: 49 (no change)
• Dana Point: 22 (no change)
• Fountain Valley: 41 (no change)
• Fullerton: 130
• Garden Grove: 186
• Huntington Beach: 270
• Irvine: 143
• La Habra: 64
• La Palma: 15 (no change)
• Ladera Ranch: 12 (no change)
• Laguna Beach: 41
• Laguna Hills: 26
• Laguna Niguel: 33 (no change)
• Laguna Woods: 8 (no change)
• Lake Forest: 35 (no change)
• Los Alamitos: 41 (no change)
• Midway City: 9
• Mission Viejo: 55
• Newport Beach: 132
• Orange: 173 (no change)
• Placentia: 71
• Rancho Mission Viejo: 6 (no change)
• Rancho Santa Margarita: 17 (no change)
• San Clemente: 53 (no change)
• San Juan Capistrano: 34 (no change)
• Santa Ana: 570
• Seal Beach: 13
• Stanton: 38 (no change)
• Trabuco Canyon: 11
• Tustin: 55
• Villa Park: 5 (no change)
• Westminster: 61
• Yorba Linda: 58 (no change)
• Other*: 263
• Unknown**: 104

Coronavirus In Orange County Jails:

In Orange County jails, there are eight inmates currently sickened with the COVID-19 disease. A total of 289 inmates have contracted COVID-19, but only eight are currently sick from the virus and 100 have recovered, fully. Sheriff's officials are awaiting the results of 110 additional tests.

Coronavirus In Skilled Nursing Facilities:

There has been no update since Friday on the number of patients and staff afflicted with COVID-19 at skilled nursing facilities in the county. As of Friday, 373 patients had tested positive and 23 had died, and 192 staffers had contracted coronavirus with one dying, according to the county.

Santa Ana has the most recorded cases in the county with 570, followed by Anaheim with 545 and Huntington Beach with 270.

Anaheim officials said 66 patients and 13 staffers tested positive at Windsor Gardens Convalescent Center of Anaheim on Ball Road near Knott Avenue. Two patients have died at the facility.

Testing In Orange County:

County officials are working hard to ramp up their testing to 4,000 per day. County CEO Frank Kim says that the Orange County testing network is about to be "enhanced dramatically." Officials are in talks with a major company to provide more testing, county-wide.

"Part of what's happening now is hospitals are doing the majority of testing" he said, and have limited testing to symptomatic people, he said. Increased testing in skilled nursing facilities is a priority now, according to Kim. After that, they will expand.

"We know that's a focus and we are having internal discussions about how to more effectively safeguard nursing homes," Kim said. "We're having those discussions with the industry now."

Reopening Orange County For Business:

The Orange County Board of Supervisors was meeting Tuesday to discuss their latest efforts to combat the pandemic, and to debate how to safely reopen county businesses and government facilities.

Officials feel they can meet most of the governor's benchmarks for reopening more businesses, such as handling a 35% surge in cases, but the biggest hang-up is clearing two weeks without a single COVID-19-related death, Kim said.

County officials are working on a proposal to the governor on "variances" to some of the governor's metrics when it comes to larger- population counties such as Orange and Los Angeles, Kim said.

Beaches in Orange County were reopened Friday, with restrictions, while so-called "low-risk" businesses such as clothing and book stores, music shops, toy stores, sporting goods stores and florists reopened with curbside service only.

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