Orange County coronavirus cases rise by over 400

Orange County’s coronavirus cases rose by more than 400 on Saturday.

The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 10 deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, in its latest numbers.

With 413 new cases reported, the county is closing in on 10,000 cumulative cases since the onset of the pandemic. That number stands at 9,988 cases. There have also been 267 related deaths.

Hospitalization numbers due to COVID-19 descended for a second straight day from their pandemic-high of 345 in Thursday’s report. As of Saturday, the county reported 321 hospitalized cases, with 135 patients in intensive care.

The county has administered 207,873 tests for the coronavirus overall. Another 786 tests were reported within the last day. An estimated 4,785 recoveries have been made from bouts with the virus.

By age range, patients who have died were:

• 85 and up: 81
• 75 to 84: 69
• 65 to 74: 48
• 55 to 64: 36
• 45 to 54: 23
• 35 to 44: 7
• 34 and younger: 3

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

• Santa Ana: 2,116 (62.7 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Anaheim: 1,924 (53.5 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Huntington Beach: 474 (23.3 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Irvine: 262 (9.4 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Costa Mesa: 208 (18.0 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Newport Beach: 193 (22.1 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Fountain Valley: 88 (15.5 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Laguna Beach: 53 (22.7 cases per 10,000 residents)

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

For information on getting tested, visit occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/covid-19-testing.

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