415 New Coronavirus Cases, No New Deaths In Orange County

Mission Viejo CA

19 July, 2020

5:29 PM

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ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Orange County health officials reported 415 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday but no additional deaths, bringing the county's totals to 29,426 cases. The death toll actually dropped to 492, as two previously reported fatalities were determined to have non-OC addresses, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Of the total cases, 1,446 are skilled nursing facility residents and 120 are homeless. Of the total deaths, 232 were skilled nursing facility residents and 17 were assisted living facility residents The number of hospitalized coronavirus patients decreased from 692 on Saturday to 665, and the number of patients in intensive care dropped from 232 to 214. The county has administered 352,457 coronavirus tests and documented 13,581 recoveries, the HCA reported. In Orange County, here are Sunday's coronavirus totals by city: Aliso Viejo: 231 (no change)Anaheim: 5,047Brea: 264Buena Park: 808Costa Mesa: 931Coto de Caza: 17 (no change)Cypress: 281Dana Point: 153Fountain Valley: 296Fullerton: 1,364Garden Grove: 1,524Huntington Beach: 1,433Irvine: 979La Habra: 669La Palma: 98Ladera Ranch: 99Laguna Beach: 112Laguna Hills: 182Laguna Niguel: 226Laguna Woods: 34 (no change)Lake Forest: 460Los Alamitos: 142Midway City: 57Mission Viejo: 480Newport Beach: 708Orange: 1,355Placentia: 525Rancho Mission Viejo: 40 (no change)Rancho Santa Margarita: 203Rossmoor: 26 (no change)San Clemente: 257San Juan Capistrano: 208Santa Ana: 5,520Seal Beach: 163Silverado: 37Stanton: 345Trabuco Canyon: 122Tustin: 670Villa Park: 35 (no change)Westminster: 540Yorba Linda: 394In the county's jails, 434 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, with 392 having recovered and 42 in medical isolation being treated for symptoms. The county is awaiting the results of 46 tests. Orange County is on the state's watch list for counties experiencing high rates of new cases and hospitalizations. It has shown some improvement, but with some continuing concerns. The county's case rate per 100,000 residents rose from 215.5 to 230.5 over the past 24 hours, far higher than the California Department of Public Health threshold of 25 per 100,000 residents. The rate of residents testing positive for COVID-19 rose from 13.5% to 13.7%, higher than the state's desired rate of 8%. The change in three-day average of hospitalized patients remained at - 1.1%, lower than the state's threshold of 10%. Also, the county has 36.2% of its intensive care unit beds available, more than the state's threshold of at least 20% to handle a surge. The county also has 64.5% of its ventilators available, more than double the 25% minimum expected by the state. City News Service contributed to this report. Full coronavirus coverage: Coronavirus In California: What To Know