Orange County reports 8 new deaths due to COVID-19

Orange County reported eight deaths and 167 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus Friday in the latest COVID-19 update provided by the Orange County Health Care Agency.

In total, the county has seen the disease result in 210 deaths, with 98 of those fatalities involving a skilled nursing facility resident. Cumulative cases of the coronavirus in the county to date stand at 8,153.

There were 668 tests administered for the coronavirus in the last day, bringing the total number of tests performed to 174,298. Friday’s numbers marked a steep drop in reported tests, as it was the first time since April 20 (788 tests) that the county did not report at least 1,000 new tests, according to the data.

As of updated data released on Thursday, the county had been averaging 3,385 tests per day over the last week.

Among the 291 cases currently hospitalized, 139 of those patients are in an intensive care unit.

An estimated 3,866 people have recovered from a COVID-19 infection. The number is tracked by taking the difference between the previous 28-day cumulative case count and the current day mortality.

Those between the ages of 25-34 have accounted for 19% of all COVID-19 cases countywide. People in the age range of 45-54 make up 18%, those ages 35-44 are at 16%, and the age bracket of 55-64 stands at 15% of all cases. Another 15% come from people age 24 and below.

Broken down by ethnicity, 38% of the COVID-19 deaths in the county have been white, 36% were Latino or Hispanic, and 17% were Asian. African Americans and Pacific Islanders come in at 2% each.

By age range, all patients who have died were:

• 85 and up: 65
• 75 to 84: 52
• 65 to 74: 40
• 55 to 64: 26
• 45 to 54: 17
• 35 to 44: 7
• 34 and younger: 3

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

• Santa Ana: 1,751 (51.8 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Anaheim: 1,516 (42.2 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Huntington Beach: 412 (20.2 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Irvine: 233 (8.3 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Newport Beach: 169 (19.4 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Costa Mesa: 162 (14.0 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Fountain Valley: 72 (12.7 cases per 10,000 residents)
• Laguna Beach: 49 (21.0 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 nearly two dozen public clinics around the county, visit occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/covid-19-testing-and-screening.

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