COVID-19 cases in Orange County continue to trend upward; total number of cases near 100,000

Orange County is close to 100,000 cases of COVID-19, according to data from the Orange County Health Care Agency.

The county health agency reported 2,091 cases on Saturday, pushing the total number of cases in the region to 99,393. It also reported 18 deaths, all residents not living in a facility. There have now been 1,680 deaths reported to date. Hospitalizations continue to grow, breaking records set as recently as Thursday and Friday.

Area hospitals are reporting that 1,150 cases are currently hospitalized and 273 of those cases are in intensive care units.

A man and women wear face masks as they walk along a path at Upper Newport Bay in Newport Beach on Saturday.

(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)

On Thursday, 1,025 cases were hospitalized.

On Friday, that number was 1,122.

The agency reported that about 11.2% beds are available in intensive care units throughout the county. That is up from Friday’s reported 10.7%. About 53% of ventilators in the region are currently available.

An estimated 65,217 have recovered.

The current adjusted daily case rate is 30.3. The test positivity rate — 31,605 tests were reported to county health officials on Saturday — is now 10.6% and the health equity quartile positivity rate, which tracks test positivity rates in disadvantaged communities is 16.2%.

Cyclists cruise along a path at Upper Newport Bay in Newport Beach on Saturday.

(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)

Here are the latest cumulative coronavirus case counts and COVID-19 deaths for select cities in Orange County:

• Santa Ana: 19,397 cases; 340 deaths
• Anaheim: 16,669 cases; 358 deaths
• Huntington Beach: 4,112 cases; 93 deaths
• Costa Mesa: 3,322 cases; 47 deaths
• Irvine: 3,627 cases; 17 deaths
• Newport Beach: 1,696 cases; 26 deaths
• Fountain Valley: 1,203 cases; 23 deaths
• Laguna Beach: 383 cases; fewer than five deaths

Here are the case counts by age group, followed by deaths:

• 0 to 17: 8,661 cases; one death
• 18 to 24: 14,413 cases; four deaths
• 25 to 34: 21,019 cases; 24 deaths
• 35 to 44: 15,745 cases; 42 deaths
• 45 to 54: 16,062 cases; 127 deaths
• 55 to 64: 12,025 cases; 233 deaths
• 65 to 74: 6,056 cases; 328 deaths
• 75 to 84: 3,125 cases; 370 deaths
• 85 and older: 2,225 cases; 551 deaths

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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