Orange County Hospitals Brace for Coronavirus Surge Mode
Orange County Coronavirus
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OC hospitals are preparing to enter surge mode as the county saw another bump in coronavirus hospitalizations, while the virus continues to spread.
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OC hospitals are preparing to enter surge mode as the county saw another bump in coronavirus hospitalizations, while the virus continues to spread.
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 Orange County’s Coronavirus cases continue to spike, worries over a lack of hospital staffing and resources to deal with rising hospitalizations are surfacing.
Orange County Coronavirus hospitalizations are now rising faster than at any other point in the pandemic.
OC restaurants and movie theaters will have to limit their operations after Gov. Gavin Newsom updated statewide health orders.
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.
OC labor leaders are calling on County health officials and Sheriff Don Barnes to enforce the statewide coronavirus mask mandate as businesses begin reopening.
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 had a mandatory mask order until June 11, when interim County Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau walked it back to a strong recommendation.
In the past two weeks 83 people have died in Orange County and 364 people were in the hospital on Tuesday.