Coronavirus counts in Orange County remain stubbornly in the red, OC Health Care Agency doctors say: "With Halloween looming, stay home."
After a delay, several hospitals shared their COVID deaths, inching the death toll upward while case counts remain low countywide.
Since the pandemic began, 496 of the county's fatalities were skilled nursing facility & 106 in assisted living facilities residents.
A week is not an extended trend, but with schools reopening and Labor Day over, the county has not seen a rise in counts CEO Frank Kim says.
Orange County Health Care Agency reports that over 55,800 total residents have been affected by COVID-19 since March, and 1,341 have died.
Since the pandemic began, 486 of the COVID-19 victims who died were skilled-nursing facility residents and 103 resided in assisted-living fa
Orange County is still in the "substantial" tier in Gov. Newsom's Blueprint for Reopening as the state opened a new health equity measure.
Hospitalizations are up as Orange County grapples with seesawing numbers between case counts per 100K & the number of positive COVID tests.
Orange County CEO Frank Kim said Friday he was concerned to see the case rate rise above 200.
Hospitalizations dropped from 175 to 160, with the number of patients in intensive care inching down from 48 to 47.
On Friday, 209 residents tested positive for COVID. Orange County CEO Frank Kim said he was concerned to see the case rate rise above 2oo.
Fewer than 200 new cases for a second day was a good sign, officials say. Students return to school and campuses, Project Roomkey at an end.
Orange County has "see-sawed" between the Red & Orange Tier in California's Blueprint To Reopening Safely, hoping for lessening restrictions
Of course, there are rabid bats in 2020.
We have to be very careful with people who are older or who have underlying health conditions, OC Health Care says. The risk hasn't changed.
OC Health Care Director pleads to stay the course as the county heads toward the Moderate tier of Gov. Newsom's Blueprint for Reopening.
County officials call for more testing, citing a disparity between the number of new cases vs. positive tests arises.
Four more coronavirus-related deaths were also reported, bringing the death toll to 1,127.
Deaths in Orange County hit 1,115 with cumulative cases at 51,399 since the coronavirus pandemic began.
On Wednesday, case counts of coronavirus remained down though six more people died of coronavirus, OC Health Care reports.
With record unemployment across Anaheim, Orange County pleads for a plan to reopen the Happiest Place on Earth. 44 new cases, no deaths Mon.
OC businesses are reopening, schools are making preparations should the county reach the Orange Tier in 2 weeks. 4 more have died, Thursday.
The Santa Ana Zoo is reopening, as are movie theaters, restaurants, nail salons & gyms. 234 are hospitalized with COVID, and 62 are in ICU.
With a positivity rate dropping to 4.9 percent per 100,000 residents, Gov. Gavin Newsom says Orange County may continue with slow reopening.
With Orange County poised to enter a new phase of openings, the county reported two more COVID-19 deaths and 223 new cases Saturday.
The county's new case rate per 100,000 residents over 7 days is 5.6. To move to the next tier, the county has to be between 4 and 7.
On Wednesday, 19 more people died of COVID-19 sending the county's coronavirus death toll over 1,000. Still, positive cases are down.
As indoor malls reopen at 25 percent, Orange County isn't out of the woods yet, with regard to reopening schools and restaurants.
"We've got to hold there another week and then fingers crossed," said County CEO Frank Kim.
The spread of the coronavirus is slowing in Orange County, putting the region on track for school and restaurant reopenings if trends holds.
Reporting a lag in data, 29 more coronavirus deaths were released, Thursday. OC Health Care recommends flu shots to avoid a "twin-demic."
As families across Orange County await the chance for schools to start reopening, 448 new cases of coronavirus are reported.
After 15 days, schools can discuss opening though indoor commerce: personal services, shopping malls, restaurants & bars will remain closed.
No deaths were reported Monday on Orange County's second day off the state of California's list as schools look to returning to class.
The move could allow Orange County schools to reopen for in-person learning as early as the first week of September.
If the latest metrics tracking the coronavirus continue to decline, Orange County could see widespread school reopenings in September.
After a good start to leave the state's watch list, Saturday could start the clock for all OC schools to reopen by Sept. 6., officials say.
OC Health Care officials confirmed the 1st pediatric death as a result of coronavirus: A teenage girl with underlying conditions died Wed.
As parents across the county gear up for distance learning, with a searing heatwave, OC's coronavirus hospitalizations are down.
Across the county, an estimated near 35,000 residents have recovered from Coronavirus. Over 550,000 COVID-19 tests have been conducted.