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OC Coronavirus: Positives Cases Pass 8,000; Deaths Reach 210
On Friday, 167 additional residents tested positive for the new coronavirus, and eight more deaths were reported.
ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Eight more Orange County residents died as a result of COVID-19 infections as of Friday, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported.
A total of 210 residents have died since the coronavirus pandemic began.
On Friday, 167 additional residents tested positive for the virus, raising the total number of infected to 8,153.
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A total of 291 Orange County residents are currently hospitalized, down three from Thursday, while the number of those in intensive care dropped by three to 139.
The number of people tested for the virus in the county stands at 174,298 with 3,866 documented recoveries.
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The Orange County Sheriff's Department reported 385 inmates have contracted coronavirus,
The rising death toll hits as the health care agency has been roiled by defections from its executive staff.
To date, the ages of those who have died:
- Between 25 and 34: 3
- Between 35 and 44: 7
- Between 45 and 54: 17
- Between 55 and 64: 26
- Between 65 and 74: 40
- Between 75 and 84: 52
- Over 85: 65
In Orange County, here are Thursday's coronavirus totals by city:
- Aliso Viejo: 35 (unchanged)
- Anaheim: 1,516
- Brea: 49
- Buena Park: 238
- Costa Mesa: 162
- Coto de Caza : 7 (unchanged)
- Cypress: 84
- Dana Point: 35 (unchanged)
- Fountain Valley: 72
- Fullerton: 295
- Garden Grove: 459
- Huntington Beach: 412
- Irvine: 233
- La Habra: 153
- La Palma: 25 (unchanged)
- Ladera Ranch: 18 (unchanged)
- Laguna Beach: 49 (unchanged)
- Laguna Hills: 39
- Laguna Niguel: 43 (unchanged)
- Laguna Woods: 12 (unchanged)
- Lake Forest: 88
- Los Alamitos: 93
- Midway City: 22
- Mission Viejo: 87
- Newport Beach: 169
- Orange: 368
- Placentia: 151
- Rancho Mission Viejo: 10 (unchanged)
- Rancho Santa Margarita: 28
- San Clemente: 73 (unchanged)
- San Juan Capistrano: 62 (unchanged)
- Santa Ana: 1,751
- Seal Beach: 59
- Stanton: 94
- Trabuco Canyon: 18 (unchanged)
- Tustin: 146
- Villa Park: 8 (unchanged)
- Westminster: 182
- Yorba Linda: 100
- Other* 390
- Unknown** 318
According to OC Health Care, the "Other" category includes the aggregate case count of the unincorporated areas of the county that have less than 5 cases, plus cases incarcerated in Orange County jails.
"Orange County Health Care Agency conducted a 'whole house testing' of all residents and staff of the Seal Beach Rehabilitation Center following an outbreak at that facility.
As of Wednesday, Seal Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center reported a total of 63 residents and 40 health care workers with positive cases, and two residents died as a result of the virus.
Following Dr. Nichole Quick's resignation from Orange County Health Care, Dr. Clayton Chau, the HCA's director, was named the county's chief health officer.
Within days, Chau reversed Dr. Quick's mask order, Thursday, suggesting that masks are recommended, but not mandatory as of Friday morning at 12:01 a.m.
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- City News Service, Patch Editor Ashley Ludwig contributed to this report.
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