Orange County reports 33 more deaths from COVID-19

Orange County reported 739 new coronavirus infections and 33 deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, on Saturday in data released by the Orange County Health Care Agency.

The pandemic has seen the loss of 3,312 lives countywide, while the cumulative case count is now 237,077.

Hospitalizations due to the virus numbered 1,164 as the weekend began, with 347 of those patients being treated in intensive care units. There were also 18,824 tests for the virus reported within the last day, which took the number of tests administered in the county during the pandemic to 2,767,050.

The healthcare agency estimates that 197,272 people in the county have made a recovery after battling the virus.

Orange County, which is in the purple (widespread) tier, is sporting seven-day averages of 39 daily new cases per 100,000 residents and a testing positivity rate of 10.9%. Those statistics come with a seven-day lag. In order to move into the red (substantial) tier, Orange County would need to see a testing positivity rate of 5% to 8% and fewer than four to seven new cases per 100,000 people.

Heading into Super Bowl weekend, some of the latest public service announcements aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus have incorporated football. The California Department of Public Health put a post on Twitter that said, “Don’t fumble. We’re almost in the end zone.”

The NFL also invited 7,500 vaccinated healthcare workers to attend the Super Bowl, which will feature the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs.

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

• Santa Ana: 42,752 cases; 582 deaths
• Anaheim: 39,585 cases; 609 deaths
• Huntington Beach: 9,692 cases; 156 deaths
• Costa Mesa: 8,301 cases; 92 deaths
• Irvine: 9,573 cases; 55 deaths
• Newport Beach: 3,419 cases; 55 deaths
• Fountain Valley: 3,212 cases; 54 deaths
• Laguna Beach: 749 cases; fewer than five deaths

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

• 0 to 17: 24,255 cases; one death
• 18 to 24: 32,871 cases; six deaths
• 25 to 34: 47,582 cases; 37 deaths
• 35 to 44: 37,107 cases; 74 deaths
• 45 to 54: 38,068 cases; 217 deaths
• 55 to 64: 29,749 cases; 440 deaths
• 65 to 74: 14,829 cases; 633 deaths
• 75 to 84: 7,440 cases; 792 deaths
• 85 and older: 5,023 cases; 1,112 deaths

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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