San Clemente Coronavirus Update: 52 Confirmed Cases

San Clemente CA

07 May, 2020

7:21 PM

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SAN CLEMNTE, CA — Orange County officials reported 96 new cases of coronavirus, and one more death Thursday. A total of 52 residents of San Clemente have tested positive for the virus. In Orange County, 3,092 residents have tested positive, and the county now has a death toll of 66. Fourteen people have died from the disease since Monday, Orange County Health Care Agency officials say. The number of patients hospitalized with the virus dropped from 202 on Tuesday to 192 on Wednesday, and further to 186 on Thursday. The number of patients in intensive care dropped this week from 73 to 69. The total number of people in the county tested for the virus increased to 43,351 with 1,324 tests reported Wednesday. Of the county's total cases: 63 are 17 or under289 are 18 to 24564 are 25 to 34463 are 35 to 44567 are 45 to 54511 are 55 to 64308 are 65 to 74199 are 75 to 84125 are 85 or olderOf the patients who died, : 2 are 25 to 343 are 35 to 445 are 45 to 549 are 55 to 6412 are 65 to 7419 are 75 to 8416 are over 85In the county's skilled nursing facilities, a total of 271 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, with 14 dying of complications from the virus, according to the county. Orange County's Positive Coronavirus Cases By City Wednesday, May 6: Aliso Viejo: 20Anaheim: 457Brea: 23Buena Park: 101Costa Mesa: 46Coto de Caza: 5 (unchanged)Cypress: 46Dana Point: 22 (unchanged)Fountain Valley: 39Fullerton: 113Garden Grove: 161Huntington Beach: 240Irvine: 139La Habra: 59La Palma: 15 (unchanged)Ladera Ranch: 12 (unchanged)Laguna Beach: 40Laguna Hills: 24Laguna Niguel: 33Laguna Woods: 8 (unchanged)Lake Forest: 33Los Alamitos: 35 (unchanged)Midway City: 7 (unchanged)Mission Viejo: 51Newport Beach: 104Orange: 147Placentia: 67 (unchanged)Rancho Mission Viejo: 6 (unchanged)Rancho Santa Margarita: 16San Clemente: 52San Juan Capistrano: 30Santa Ana: 429Seal Beach: 12Stanton: 31Trabuco Canyon: 12 (unchanged)Tustin: 50Villa Park: 5 (unchanged)Westminster: 48Yorba Linda: 55Other*218Unknown** 114All of Orange County: 3,092Read more about the restrictions: California Starts Reopening This Week: 5 Things To Know Orange County, meanwhile, struggled over how to return to normalcy. With all of the county's beaches now open for active use, residents who love the coast have the chance to walk, swim, paddle or surf in the Pacific as of Wednesday. With the governor's loosening of restrictions set to begin Friday, the county officials are hammering at a plan that calls for clarity in the reopening of Orange County. Supervisor Lisa Bartlett said her office has received hundreds of phone calls from residents inquiring whether the county is allowing businesses to reopen. City News Service contributed to this report.