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Orange County Hospitals Brace for Coronavirus Surge Mode

Orange County Coronavirus
By Spencer Custodio | July 15, 2020

OC hospitals are preparing to enter surge mode as the county saw another bump in coronavirus hospitalizations, while the virus continues to spread.

OC Hospitals at Risk from Virus Surge, Health Officials Say, Urging Masks and Physical Distance

Orange County Coronavirus
By Nick Gerda | July 8, 2020

OC health officials are issuing a dire warning about an ongoing surge of coronavirus patients at local hospitals they expect to worsen in the coming weeks.

As OC Coronavirus Hospitalizations Soar, Questions Over Ability to Handle Spike Surface

Orange County Coronavirus
By Spencer Custodio | July 8, 2020

As Orange County’s Coronavirus cases continue to spike, worries over a lack of hospital staffing and resources to deal with rising hospitalizations are surfacing. 

OC Hospitals Preparing for ‘Crisis Care Strategies’ as Coronavirus Patients Rise Sharply

Orange County Coronavirus
By Nick Gerda | July 7, 2020

Orange County Coronavirus hospitalizations are now rising faster than at any other point in the pandemic.

OC Restaurant and Theater Operations Curbed by Governor as Coronavirus Cases Spike

Orange County Coronavirus
By Spencer Custodio | July 1, 2020

OC restaurants and movie theaters will have to limit their operations after Gov. Gavin Newsom updated statewide health orders.

OC Partners With Community Group to Reduce Coronavirus Impacts on Anaheim, Santa Ana

Orange County Coronavirus
By Spencer Custodio | June 29, 2020

Latino Health Access has partnered with OC health officials in an effort to help address the growing coronavirus cases in poor, working-class Latino neighborhoods.

Orange County Labor Leaders Call on County Officials to Enforce Statewide Mask Mandate

Orange County Coronavirus
By Spencer Custodio | June 22, 2020

OC labor leaders are calling on County health officials and Sheriff Don Barnes to enforce the statewide coronavirus mask mandate as businesses begin reopening.

Santa Ana, Anaheim Residents Getting Hit with Coronavirus at Far Higher Rates than Other OC Cities

Orange County Coronavirus
By Nick Gerda | June 22, 2020

Residents of Santa Ana and Anaheim are home to 20 percent of the county population but 40 percent of county residents who have tested positive for coronavirus.

Orange County Residents Again Required to Wear Coronavirus Masks, Following Gov. Newsom Order

Orange County Coronavirus
By Spencer Custodio | June 18, 2020

Orange County had a mandatory mask order until June 11, when interim County Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau walked it back to a strong recommendation.

Orange County’s Coronavirus Death, Hospitalization Rates Now Higher than San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

Orange County Coronavirus
By Nick Gerda | June 18, 2020

In the past two weeks 83 people have died in Orange County and 364 people were in the hospital on Tuesday.

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