Nearly 6,000 Test Positive For Coronavirus In OC, 3 More Deaths

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County officials Friday reported 185 more people have tested positive for coronavirus, raising the cumulative total to 5,923 infected with the virus since the pandemic began.

An estimated 2,358 residents have recovered from the virus as of this report.

On Friday, three new COVID-19-related deaths were reported, raising the county's death toll to 145. Officials say 60 of the fatalities were skilled nursing home residents.

As of Wednesday, 735 skilled nursing home residents have contracted COVID-19 in Orange County and 322 staffers have contracted the virus, according to the HCA.

Outbreaks have occurred at 22 of the county's skilled nursing homes, two assisted living facilities and two care homes. There also have been outbreaks at homeless shelters in Anaheim and Fullerton, said Orange County CEO Frank Kim.

The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus remained unchanged at 255, with the number of patients in intensive care decreasing from 105 to 98.

The number of people tested stands at 116,279.

In Orange County, here are Thursday's coronavirus totals by city:

• Aliso Viejo: 28 (no change)
• Anaheim: 1,001
• Brea: 41 (no change)
• Buena Park: 166
• Costa Mesa: 109 (no change)
• Coto de Caza : 6 (no change)
• Cypress: 74
• Dana Point: 29 (no change)
• Fountain Valley: 57
• Fullerton: 203
• Garden Grove: 316
• Huntington Beach: 334
• Irvine: 189
• La Habra: 106
• La Palma: 19 (no change)
• Ladera Ranch: 14 (no change)
• Laguna Beach: 46
• Laguna Hills: 32
• Laguna Niguel: 38
• Laguna Woods: 9 (no change)
• Lake Forest: 56
• Los Alamitos: 79
• Midway City: 13 (no change)
• Mission Viejo: 70
• Newport Beach: 142
• Orange: 270
• Placentia: 115
• Rancho Mission Viejo: 8
• Rancho Santa Margarita: 21 (no change)
• San Clemente: 66 (no change)
• San Juan Capistrano: 55
• Santa Ana: 1,126
• Seal Beach: 19
• Stanton: 77
• Trabuco Canyon: 13 (no change)
• Tustin: 90
• Villa Park: 7
• Westminster: 120
• Yorba Linda: 77 (no change)
• Other* 304
• Unknown** 304

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CVS has also opened more free screening sites in Orange County for people who think that they have been exposed to coronavirus.
Surf City's pier has opened this week. Residents can walk, run and even fish from the historic Huntington Beach pier that was closed in late March due to the pandemic.

The Orange County Sheriff's Department reported 377 inmates have tested positive for the virus, with 329 having recovered. Fifteen inmates are sick, and officials are awaiting test results for 43 inmates.

Regarding the county's beaches, Orange County's CEO and staff are considering a plan to again allow passive uses such as sunbathing "because it's impossible to enforce anyway."

When the state approved a reopening of the county's beaches, county officials in their application wrote in a clause that they could decide to allow passive uses on the beaches when they felt it was appropriate, Kim said.

The state is planning to open up parking at its beaches in the county, and the county will follow suit for the beaches in its jurisdiction, Kim said.

On Thursday, the county's health officer, Dr. Nichole Quick, issued a modified health order that reflects the state's reopening of hair and beauty salons, as well as churches.

Quick did not revise her order requiring masks whenever people cannot observe 6 feet of physical distance from others.

"The most common sense way of explaining it to Orange County residents is if you are out of your home interacting with people at your business, workplace or any public space and you cannot maintain 6 feet of social distancing, the order requires you to put on a mask," Kim said at a news conference on Thursday.

Quick's order requiring masks has spurred heated debate among Orange County supervisors and drew the ire of dozens of speakers at Tuesday's board meeting.

A group of protesters showed up at Quick's homeafter the board meeting and stayed outside for several hours, an act that was .

As many who say they are opposed to the mask order, Kim said his office received many calls and emails from the public supporting the mask order.

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City News Service, Patch Editor Ashley Ludwig contributed to this report.