Orange County case counts grow past 200,000 as 3,454 new cases reported

Orange County broke another record Thursday, surpassing 200,000 cases of COVID-19 countywide.

The Orange County Health Care Agency reported an additional 3,454 cases on Saturday. Regionwide, there are 209,365 COVID-19 cases since the county agency began tracking data in March.

Data also show 43 more deaths, just a little over half of the 82 reported on Friday. County officials explained in a memo that the high number of deaths reported on Friday was due to delays in data transmission.

A couple and their child walk along South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach on Saturday.

(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)

Of the fatalities Saturday, three were skilled nursing facility residents; two were assisted living facility residents and 38 were residents not currently living in a facility.

Data from area hospitals state there are currently 2,065 cases hospitalized and 542 of those cases are in intensive care units. Capacities at ICUs countywide is currently at 0% and about 37% of ventilators are available. To date, about 135,203 cases recovered.

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

• Santa Ana: 38,283 cases; 436 deaths
• Anaheim: 35,299 cases; 469 deaths
• Huntington Beach: 8,466 cases; 120 deaths
• Costa Mesa: 7,158 cases; 64 deaths
• Irvine: 8,095 cases; 33 deaths
• Newport Beach: 2,958 cases; 38 deaths
• Fountain Valley: 2,747 cases; 35 deaths
• Laguna Beach: 638 cases; fewer than five deaths

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

• 0 to 17: 20,709 cases; one death
• 18 to 24: 29,182 cases; five deaths
• 25 to 34: 42,639 cases; 27 deaths
• 35 to 44: 32,949 cases; 47 deaths
• 45 to 54: 33,838 cases; 163 deaths
• 55 to 64: 26,087 cases; 308 deaths
• 65 to 74: 12,899 cases; 452 deaths
• 75 to 84: 6,456 cases; 529 deaths
• 85 and older: 4,432 cases; 788 deaths

A crowd of people cross South Coast Highway toward Laguna Main Beach on Saturday.

(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)

Updated figures are posted daily at occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/coronavirus-in-oc. Information on the COVID-19 vaccine in Orange County can be found at occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/covid-19-vaccine-resources.

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