Coronavirus Latest News, Updates In Orange County: Monday July 27

Ashley Ludwig
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ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Two more residents of Orange County have died as a result of coronavirus, officials say. On Monday, 273 new cases were reported by county health officials, raising the cumulative number of cases to 34,646 since the coronavirus pandemic began in March.

A total of 566 Orange County residents have died since the global pandemic began.

The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 in Orange County hospitals dropped from 687 Sunday to 661 on Monday, while the number of patients in intensive care units inched up from 201 to 204, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.

Since Sunday, the county has reported four deaths. Last week, the county reported 70 COVID-19-related deaths, down from 73 the week before.

Of the county's total cases, 1,516 were skilled nursing facility residents, 465 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.

In the jails, 53 inmates are in medical isolation with symptoms, with 412 having recovered. Officials are waiting for the results of 127 tests.

The county has administered 393,324 coronavirus tests, with 2,117 reported Monday. There are approximately 20,148 people who have recovered from the virus since it began, according to the HCA.

Orange County is on the state's watch list for counties experiencing high rates of new cases and hospitalizations. Though there has been some improvement, with numbers hospitalized dropping in recent days, there are continuing concerns.

The county's case rate per 100,000 residents dropped from 206.7 to 188.9, 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 from 12.1% Sunday to 11.7%, which is still higher than the state's desired rate of 8%.

The change in the three-day average of hospitalized patients was - 0.4%, 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 6,492, and a case rate of 1,922.3 per 100,000 residents, followed by Anaheim with 5,896, and a case rate of 1,640.8 per 100,000 residents. They are the county's two largest cities by population, and home to many care facilities.

Two of the county's other biggest cities have much lower case rates, with Huntington Beach at 798 per 100,000 and Irvine with a case rate of 399 per 100,000.

As of Monday, here are Orange County cities most recent cumulative coronavirus counts:

  • Aliso Viejo - 257 Total Cases

  • Anaheim - 5851 Total Cases

  • Brea - 329 Total Cases

  • Buena Park - 946 Total Cases

  • Costa Mesa - 1095 Total Cases

  • Coto de Caza - 23 Total Cases

  • Cypress - 383 Total Cases

  • Dana Point - 178 Total Cases

  • Fountain Valley - 346 Total Cases

  • Fullerton - 1593 Total Cases

  • Garden Grove - 1816 Total Cases

  • Huntington Beach - 1615 Total Cases

  • Irvine - 1107 Total Cases

  • La Habra - 800 Total Cases

  • La Palma - 113 Total Cases

  • Ladera Ranch - 110 Total Cases

  • Laguna Beach - 124 Total Cases

  • Laguna Hills - 210 Total Cases

  • Laguna Niguel - 268 Total Cases

  • Laguna Woods - 38 Total Cases

  • Lake Forest - 558 Total Cases

  • Los Alamitos - 147 Total Cases

  • Midway City - 63 Total Cases

  • Mission Viejo - 547 Total Cases

  • Newport Beach - 774 Total Cases

  • Orange - 1591 Total Cases

  • Placentia - 629 Total Cases

  • Rancho Mission Viejo - 46 Total Cases

  • Rancho Santa Margarita - 237 Total Cases

  • Rossmoor - 29 Total Cases

  • San Clemente - 315 Total Cases

  • San Juan Capistrano - 244 Total Cases

  • Santa Ana - 6444 Total Cases

  • Seal Beach - 185 Total Cases

  • Silverado - 39 Total Cases

  • Stanton - 402 Total Cases

  • Trabuco Canyon - 146 Total Cases

  • Tustin - 805 Total Cases

  • Villa Park - 38 Total Cases

  • Westminster - 630 Total Cases

  • Yorba Linda - 472 Total Cases

OC Health Care is still working an active communication program of health and wellness strategies for the communities of Santa Ana and Anaheim, where language barriers may have proven a stumbling block in halting virus spread.

Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, vice chairman of the board, has started a campaign to encourage residents to use face coverings. Do's #MaskUpOC campaign using social media to promote face coverings as a way to stem the spread of coronavirus.

On Monday, he announced a contest with prizes for most creative social media postings promoting face coverings.

Also on Monday, the Orange County Transportation Authority began offering free masks for riders on three of its busiest routes.

This article originally appeared on the Orange County Patch