In the past two weeks 83 people have died in Orange County and 364 people were in the hospital on Tuesday.
Tag: Orange County Health Department
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
OC Medical Association, Disease Experts Argue County Supervisors Should Have Kept Mask Order
Infectious disease experts and the OC’s Medical Association said OC Supervisors should’ve kept their public health-related mask order in place.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Orange County Coronavirus Mask Debate Heats Up
Orange County’s seeing an increasing community debate over whether or not there should be a mandatory mask order in place after calls from the OC Democratic party and labor leaders to reinstate the order.
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OC Can Resume Limited Youth Sports, Questions Emerge if Economy Reopening Too Quickly
OC’s youth sports practices can resume after being halted for nearly three months because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inNEWS
Coronavirus Impacts To Vulnerable Seniors Go Way Beyond “Skilled Nursing Facilities”
While Coronavirus outbreaks have occurred in at least 28 skilled nursing facilities, they’ve also occurred in at least six assisted living facilities and two care homes.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Orange County Officials No Longer Require Masks During Coronavirus Pandemic
Orange County residents are no longer required to wear cloth masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic after health officials walked back a mandate on Thursday.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Push for Friday Business Reopening, Pushback on Mask Order on New Health Officer
OC residents will have to wait up to three weeks before they find out if cloth face masks will still be required in public as the County begins to reopen bars and movie theaters.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Orange County Public Health Officer Abruptly Resigns Under Pressure Over Mask Order
Orange County’s Public Health Officer Nicole Quick abruptly resigned on Monday night after several intense weeks defending a mask order that quickly became controversial.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Shifted Millions from Public Health in Last Decade While Doubling Sheriff Spending
OC sheriff’s deputies now make more than double what the county’s social workers do in median pay and benefits, according to payroll data, a gap that has widened further in recent years.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Officials Say Curfew Isn’t Expected as Waves of Protests Continue During Coronavirus Pandemic
OC officials aren’t considering a countywide curfew following a series of largely peaceful protests against police brutality over the past week.
