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Orange County coronavirus cases near 2,000

Woman kneels in prayer in front of closed Huntington Beach Pier
Denise Martinez of Costa Mesa kneels in prayer in front of the closed Huntington Beach Pier on Wednesday. “Our freedom doesn’t come from a spirit of anarchy,” she said. “Right now our main focus is loving each other at any cost … because love overcomes everything.”
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
By Alex Wigglesworth
 and Hillary Davis
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Orange County approached 2,000 Saturday as officials announced 124 new cases and two more deaths.

The death toll now stands at 38, with 1,969 confirmed cases.

As of Saturday, 159 people have been hospitalized.

The Orange County Health Care Agency is launching a testing network Tuesday with six clinics around the region. The network’s initial capacity was set at 100 tests per site per day, or 600 tests a day to start, with plans to add four more sites within the next two weeks.

The network has clinics in Huntington Beach, Anaheim, Santa Ana and Garden Grove, among other locations, and is offering tests by appointment only to people who are symptomatic. There is no out-of-pocket cost, but insurance may be billed. Visit occovid19.ochealthinfo.com for more information.

Alex Wigglesworth is a staff writer with the Los Angeles Times.

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Alex Wigglesworth

Alex Wigglesworth is an environment reporter who covers wildfire and forestry for the Los Angeles Times.

Hillary Davis

Hillary Davis covered the city of Newport Beach for the Daily Pilot until she left in August 2020. She joined the Pilot in February 2017 after spending 10 years reporting for newspapers across Arizona, where she was a six-time finalist for the Arizona Press Club’s Community Journalist of the Year. She earned a master’s degree in mass communication from Arizona State University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona.

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