Other counties apparently have moved to make testing accessible in ways it currently is not in Orange County.
Tag: Orange County Health Department
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Will OC Grocery Store Workers be Required to Wear Masks?
Food industry workers may be required to wear face masks as Orange County Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick is ironing out a health order.
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Orange County COVID-19: Daily Update on Deaths, Hospitalizations & Response
As of Monday, 14 people have died from the novel coronavirus in Orange County and 130 are hospitalized as the number of confirmed cases reached 882 out of roughly 10,500 people tested.
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Latest Infections, Deaths and Projections for Orange County and COVID-19
A look at Orange County’s experience with COVID-19, by the numbers.
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Are Orange County Hospitals, Already 60% Full, Ready For Coronavirus Case Surge?
Local hospitals, eyeing surges in coronavirus cases in other parts of the country, are stretching out their capacity to a total goal of 5,367 beds available countywide, and county health care agency officials say the medical facilities are more than 60% full.
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Orange County Releases Coronavirus Statistics For Smaller Cities
Amid public pushes for more transparency, county health officials released the information on which cities of less than 25,000 people had over five confirmed cases.
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Orange County Officials Agree to Start Disclosing COVID-19 Hospitalization Data
Officials announced the upcoming data release in response to a question from Voice of OC, which for nearly a week has been pressing county officials to disclose the number of people hospitalized for COVID and how many surge beds are being pursued.
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After Long Silence, OC Officials Planning to Provide More Info on Hospital Needs
Officials were preparing to for a 2 p.m. Monday news conference to start giving more data about their plans for a surge in people being hospitalized with COVID-19.
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OC Releases City-Level Data on Residents With COVID
Officials cautioned that the risk of the virus is similar countywide, and that people should continue practicing social distancing everywhere.
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OC’s City-Level Coronavirus Data to Be Released Friday Afternoon
The data is expected to be discussed at a 1:30 p.m. news conference. Health experts say the raw numbers likely are misleading, and that the public should be cautious about coronavirus everywhere.
