34,373 Coronavirus Cases In Orange County: Where They Are

Nick Garber
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ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County health officials reported 420 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths Sunday, bringing the county's totals to 34,373 cases and 564 fatalities.

One of the deaths reported Sunday resided at a skilled nursing home, while the other was not living in a care facility.

The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 in Orange County hospitals rose slightly, from 685 Saturday to 687, while the number of patients in intensive care units dipped from 203 to 201, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.

Of the county's total cases, 1,516 were skilled nursing facility residents, 464 were jail inmates, and 130 were homeless. Of the total deaths, 248 were skilled nursing facility residents, 21 lived in assisted living facilities, and one was homeless.

The county has administered 391,207 coronavirus tests -- with 1,826 reported Sunday -- and documented 19,121 recoveries, the HCA reported.

Orange County is on the state's watch list for counties experiencing high rates of new cases and hospitalizations. It has shown some improvement, but with some continuing concerns.

The county's case rate per 100,000 residents dropped from 225.5 to 206.7, which is far higher than the California Department of Public Health threshold of 25 per 100,000 residents. The rate of residents testing positive for COVID-19 dropped 12.7 Saturday to 12.1%%, higher than the state's desired rate of 8%.

The change in the three-day average of hospitalized patients was - 3.1%, much lower than the state's threshold of 10%.

The available ICU beds held at 32%, and the percentage of ventilators available remained at 63%. The state's threshold is 20% of ICU beds available to handle a surge and 25% ventilators on hand.

Santa Ana has the most cases in the county with 6,444, followed by Anaheim with 5,851. They are the county's two largest cities by population, and home to many care facilities.

County officials will tweak their website on COVID-19 soon to provide breakdowns on coronavirus cases for ages of children to help school officials decide if they want to apply for one of the proposed waivers the state may offer some school districts on watch-list counties that are restricted to providing only online classes.

The age groups for children will be broken down from infants to 3 years old, 4-9, 10-12, 13-14, and 15-18, according to HCA Director Clayton Chau.

To receive a waiver, an elementary school district will have to get the teachers union, parents and organizations that provide services to students in the neighborhood to sign off on in-class learning. And then the district will have to make a pitch to get it approved either from county or state officials, which hasn't been decided, officials say.

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

  • Aliso Viejo: 257

  • Anaheim: 5,851

  • Brea: 329

  • Buena Park: 946

  • Costa Mesa: 1,095

  • Coto de Caza: 23

  • Cypress: 383

  • Dana Point: 178

  • Fountain Valley: 346

  • Fullerton: 1,593

  • Garden Grove: 1,816

  • Huntington Beach: 1,615

  • Irvine: 1,107

  • La Habra: 800

  • La Palma: 113

  • Ladera Ranch: 110

  • Laguna Beach: 124

  • Laguna Hills: 210

  • Laguna Niguel: 268

  • Laguna Woods: 38

  • Lake Forest: 558

  • Los Alamitos: 147

  • Midway City: 63

  • Mission Viejo: 547

  • Newport Beach: 774

  • Orange: 1,591

  • Placentia: 629

  • Rancho Mission Viejo: 46

  • Rancho Santa Margarita: 237

  • Rossmoor: 29

  • San Clemente: 315

  • San Juan Capistrano: 244

  • Santa Ana: 6,444

  • Seal Beach: 185

  • Silverado: 39

  • Stanton: 402

  • Trabuco Canyon: 146

  • Tustin: 805

  • Villa Park: 38

  • Westminster: 630

  • Yorba Linda: 472

City News Service contributed to this report.

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This article originally appeared on the Orange County Patch