Coronavirus Update For Orange County: Latest News, Numbers

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County Health Care Agency reported 75 more residents afflicted with the coronavirus, Tuesday. Out of the county's 3.2 million residents, just over 83,000 have been tested. Of those, 4,500 were found to have contracted the virus.

Thus far, 513 of the positive cases were found at Orange County nursing homes, and 350 cases are inmates at Orange County jails.

As of Tuesday, there are 229 Orange County residents hospitalized due to the virus, and 86 of those are in intensive care battling the disease.

Thus far, 88 people have died as a result of the virus. Of those, 23 were residents of skilled nursing facilities. No inmates have died as of this report.

Though the OC Health Care Agency reported a mere 115 tests on Tuesday, the low number was due to a "state reporting issue," they said. The total number of coronavirus tests for Tuesday will be updated as soon as possible, they said.

Currently in Orange County, as of Tuesday:

• Aliso Viejo: 24 (unchanged)
• Anaheim: 707
• Brea: 30 (unchanged)
• Buena Park: 137 (unchanged)
• Costa Mesa: 66
• Coto de Caza: 6 (unchanged)
• Cypress: 56
• Dana Point: 24 (unchanged)
• Fountain Valley: 50 (unchanged)
• Fullerton: 156
• Garden Grove: 226
• Huntington Beach: 295
• Irvine: 156
• La Habra: 77 (unchanged)
• La Palma: 16 (unchanged)
• Ladera Ranch: 13 (no change)
• Laguna Beach: 44 (no change)
• Laguna Hills: 27 (no change)
• Laguna Niguel: 36
• Laguna Woods: 8 (no change)
• Lake Forest: 38
• Los Alamitos: 63
• Midway City: 11
• Mission Viejo: 60 (unchanged)
• Newport Beach: 133 (unchanged)
• Orange: 213
• Placentia: 85
• Rancho Mission Viejo: 6 (no change)
• Rancho Santa Margarita: 19 (unchanged)
• San Clemente: 57 (unchanged)
• San Juan Capistrano: 45 (unchanged)
• Santa Ana: 757
• Seal Beach: 15 (no change)
• Stanton: 47
• Trabuco Canyon: 12 (unchanged)
• Tustin: 66
• Villa Park: 6 (unchanged)
• Westminster: 76
• Yorba Linda: 67 (unchanged)
• Other*: 353 (includes jail inmates)
• Unknown**: 216

On Tuesday, the Orange County board of supervisors agreed to distribute $26 million in funding for coronavirus-related expenses among the cities they serve, however an additional $75 million in federal relief funding for nonprofits and small businesses was delayed. With the supervisors failing to agree, county CEO Frank Kim will now draft a plan with various options on how to distribute $75 million to small businesses and nonprofits and to use some of the money to "leverage" other funding that could continue to help.

After being some of the first in the county to be infected with coronavirus, and since recovering, several Orange County Firefighters are now donating antibody-rich plasma. It will be used to help those suffering COVID-19.

On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced loosening restrictions to allow most of the counties in the stateto reopen businesses in his phase 2 plan. Orange County's officials are optimistic that many businesses will be open by the weekend.

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