Orange County reports 2 new deaths due to COVID-19

Orange County reported two deaths and 105 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, according to statistics provided by the Orange County Health Care Agency.

The county death toll due to COVID-19 now stands at 86, including 21 skilled nursing facility residents.

Cumulative cases of the coronavirus countywide have reached 4,222. Among those are 461 skilled nursing facility residents and 335 county jail inmates.

An additional 467 tests have been administered in the last day, bringing the total to 69,981.

Saturday’s numbers saw a rise in hospitalizations, as 24 of 25 eligible hospitals contributed to the new data. There are 235 coronavirus patients hospitalized, with 85 of them in an intensive care unit.

Friday’s report, which featured data from 22 hospitals, had 212 hospitalized with 78 of those in intensive care.

Broken down by age group, those between the ages of 25-34 and 45-54 have accounted for the most COVID-19 cases, each making up 18% of the total cases in the county. Sixteen percent of the cases have been 55-64. Those between the ages of 35-44 have made up 15%. The age brackets of 18-24 and 65-74 each come in at 10%, respectively.

Of the reported deaths in the county due to the coronavirus, 38% have been Hispanic, 33% white, 20% Asian and 3% African American. Fifty of the 86 deaths (58.1%) related to COVID-19 in the county have been male.

The elderly are particularly at risk, as 61 of the county’s COVID-19 deaths (70.9%) have involved senior citizens.

Here are the latest case counts for select cities, with numbers per 10,000 residents:

• Santa Ana: 700 (20.7 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Anaheim: 663 (18.5 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Huntington Beach: 286 (14.0 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Irvine: 149 (5.3 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Newport Beach: 133 (15.3 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Costa Mesa: 64 (5.5 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Fountain Valley: 47 (8.3 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Laguna Beach: 44 (18.8 cases per 10,000 residents)

Updated figures are posted daily at occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/coronavirus-in-oc.

For information on getting tested at one of the 14 clinics in the county-run OC COVID-19 Testing Network, visit occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/covid-19-testing-and-screening.

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