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Latest Coronavirus News In OC, Wednesday: 3,749 Cases, 80 Deaths

OC Parks, athletic fields, facilities to reopen. Coronavirus cases rose to 3,749 Wednesday. 3 more people have died as a result of COVID-19.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Three more residents of Orange County have died due to COVID-19, Wednesday, officials say. The death toll has reached 80. On Wednesday, 157 new coronavirus cases were reported, raising the cumulative total affected by the virus to 3,749.

The number of patients hospitalized with the virus rose from 230 on Tuesday to 248, while the number of patients in intensive care dipped from 100 to 98, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.

Many cities saw no change in their coronavirus totals.

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The total number of people in the county tested for the virus now stands at 57,167, with 550 tests reported Wednesday.

Of those who died of the virus, Wednesday, one was between 55 and 64 years of age, and two were 55 and older. To date, 47 men and 33 women have perished due to the virus.

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The cumulative COVID-19 deaths by age:

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

On Wednesday, May 13, the positive coronavirus case totals in Orange County's communities are as follows:

  • Aliso Viejo: 21 (no change)
  • Anaheim: 581
  • Brea: 27 (no change)
  • Buena Park: 110
  • Costa Mesa: 51 (no change)
  • Coto de Caza: 5 (no change)
  • Cypress: 49 (no change)
  • Dana Point: 22 (no change)
  • Fountain Valley: 41 (no change)
  • Fullerton: 132
  • Garden Grove: 191
  • Huntington Beach: 272
  • Irvine: 144
  • La Habra: 66
  • La Palma: 15 (no change)
  • Ladera Ranch: 12 (no change)
  • Laguna Beach: 43
  • Laguna Hills: 26 (no change)
  • Laguna Niguel: 35
  • Laguna Woods: 8 (no change)
  • Lake Forest: 35 (no change)
  • Los Alamitos: 53
  • Midway City: 9 (no change)
  • Mission Viejo: 56
  • Newport Beach: 130 (decrease of 2)
  • Orange: 184
  • Placentia: 71 (no change)
  • Rancho Mission Viejo: 6 (no change)
  • Rancho Santa Margarita: 17 (no change)
  • San Clemente: 53 (no change)
  • San Juan Capistrano: 35
  • Santa Ana: 586
  • Seal Beach: 13 (no change)
  • Stanton: 38 (no change)
  • Trabuco Canyon: 11 (no change)
  • Tustin: 55 (no change)
  • Villa Park: 5 (no change)
  • Westminster: 63
  • Yorba Linda: 58 (no change)
  • Other*: 314 (includes jail inmates)
  • Unknown**: 106

Orange County parks will see changes this coming weekend as Orange County continues to reopen according to Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan.

Orange County Board of Supervisors met to discuss how to best reopen facilities at county parks, and still meet the stringent reopening requirements set forth by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Also, the supervisors voted on renewed testing tiers, to follow that which the governor's office designated.

The race to reopen Orange County, safely and with the blessing of Sacramento, continues.

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