Orange County reports single-day record 746 COVID-19 hospitalization cases

The Orange County Health Care Agency on Friday reported 746 people who are currently hospitalized due to the coronavirus, a single-day high during the pandemic.

Of those cases, 195 of them were in the intensive care unit.

Overall, 1,234 new coronavirus cases were reported Friday in the agency’s latest update regarding the respiratory disease.

Additionally, 17 deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the county’s death toll to 1,603 since the pandemic began. One of the 17 deaths was a skilled nursing facility resident; 16 were residents not living in a facility.

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Orange County remains in the purple, most restrictive tier for reopening. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday a limited regional stay-at-home order for regions in which the available intensive care unit capacity falls below 15%.

As of Friday, the data showed that Orange County had 20% of ICU beds available, in line with the Southern California region as a whole, which has 20.6% capacity.

There have been 82,887 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in the county, including deaths, while an estimated 61,500 people have recovered to date.

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

• Santa Ana: 16,041 cases; 333 deaths
• Anaheim: 13,862 cases; 349 deaths
• Huntington Beach: 3,523 cases; 91 deaths
• Costa Mesa: 2,801 cases; 47 deaths
• Irvine: 2,923 cases; 15 deaths
• Newport Beach: 1,533 cases; 26 deaths
• Fountain Valley: 932 cases; 21 deaths
• Laguna Beach: 349 cases; fewer than five deaths

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

• 0 to 17: 6,902 cases; one death
• 18 to 24: 12,074 cases; four deaths
• 25 to 34: 17,511 cases; 22 deaths
• 35 to 44: 13,135 cases; 39 deaths
• 45 to 54: 13,447 cases; 122 deaths
• 55 to 64: 10,066 cases; 224 deaths
• 65 to 74: 5,097 cases; 314 deaths
• 75 to 84: 2,619 cases; 349 deaths
• 85 and older: 1,979 cases; 528 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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