Over the last week, Orange County has reported an average of 685 new coronavirus cases per day, more than a four-fold increase since mid-July.
As of Tuesday, 495 people with COVID-19 werein Orange County, the highest number in about six months and nearly five times the number from a month ago when 102 COVID-19 patients were in hospitals on July 10.
Still, the recent number is far below the peak of the winter surge, when 2,259 people were hospitalized in Orange County’s hospitals.compiled by The Times. That’s more than a four-fold increase since mid-July, though still well below the case counts the region was regularly seeing during the height of the fall-and-winter surge.“Very few of us are going to get out [of the pandemic] without either getting COVID illness or getting vaccinated,” said Dr.
Added Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, Orange County’s deputy health officer: “We are hoping that this information is informing people to make the decision to really protect themselves and their loved ones and to mask up, especially in public areas indoors. And if you’re in crowded areas outdoors ... you should consider wearing a mask.”
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