SANTA ANA—A 21-year-old San Clemente man tested positive for the more contagious U.K. strain of COVID-19, marking the first known case in Orange County, local health officials announced Feb. 8. The man tested positive on Jan. 26 and “his symptoms have now resolved,” according to a memo sent Monday to the Board of Supervisors from…
New UK Strain of COVID-19 Detected in Orange County
County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue to Drop
SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 1,187 new cases of COVID-19 and 46 additional deaths Feb. 7, bringing the county’s totals to 238,264 cases and 3,358 fatalities. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,164 Feb. 6 to 1,093, and the number of patients in intensive care decreased from 347…
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Case Rate Continue to Drop
SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 739 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 additional deaths Feb. 6, bringing the county’s totals to 237,077 cases and 3,312 fatalities. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,233 on Feb. 5 to 1,164, but the number of patients in intensive care increased from…
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Cases Continue to Drop
SANTA ANA—Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases continued to decline Feb. 3, but 37 more deaths were logged as the death toll from the holiday season surge mounts. The county also reported 546 new cases of the coronavirus on Feb. 3, bringing its totals to 234,708 cases and 3,199 deaths. The number of coronavirus patients…
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Cases Continue to Decline
SANTA ANA—Orange County’s COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations continued to improve Feb. 2, but the county also logged 53 more fatalities as death reports from the holiday case surge continue to roll in. The adjusted daily case rate per 100,000 population dropped from 46.6 last week to 39 on Feb. 2, and the test positivity…
Orange County Reports 47 More COVID-19 Deaths as Hospitalizations Decline
SANTA ANA—Orange County logged 47 more COVID-19 fatalities Feb. 1, raising the cumulative death toll to 3,109, while new 1,003 new cases were reported and hospitalization rates continued a downward trend. The county’s cumulative case count now stands at 233,394. Of the fatalities reported Feb. 1, 10 were skilled nursing facility residents and eight were…
Orange and Los Angeles Counties Continue Downward COVID Trend
SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 1,355 new cases of COVID-19 and 44 additional deaths Jan. 31, bringing the county’s totals to 232,391 cases and 3,062 fatalities. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,442 Jan. 31 to 1,412, with the number of patients in intensive care dropping from 394…
Orange County Reports Falling COVID-19 Hospitalization Numbers
SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 1,279 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 additional deaths Jan. 30, bringing the county’s totals to 231,036 cases and 3,018 fatalities. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,521 Friday to 1,442, with the number of patients in intensive care dropping from 426 to…
Orange County COVID-19 Death Toll Continues Steep Climb
SANTA ANA—Orange County Jan. 29 logged 107 more COVID-19 fatalities, a record number in a single batch of death reports, which raised the cumulative to 2,975 for the pandemic. The death reports are staggered because they come from a variety of sources and are not always logged immediately, but the batch of reports logged Jan….
Fire at Romanian Hospital Treating Virus Patients Kills 5
BUCHAREST, Romania—A fire early Friday at a key hospital in Bucharest that also treats COVID-19 patients killed at least five people, authorities said. The fire broke out around 5a.m. (0300GMT) on the ground floor of the hospital and forced the evacuation of more than 100 people. Some hospital staff could be seen later still wearing…
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