Orange County is considering joining Los Angeles and Riverside in allowing pools at apartment complexes or owned by homeowners’ associations to reopen.
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Orange County Supervisors Press Health Care Agency Officials Over Mask Orders
OC Supervisors continue to press the county Health Care Agency officials’ over the handling of a mandated mask order amidst Coronavirus.
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Safety Questions Front and Center as County Plans to Bring Staff Back
Large portions of the county workforce have been working from home since March, when the state’s stay-at-home orders began.
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Faulty OC Virus Reporting Exposes 10 Elderly Residents to Coronavirus, One Tests Positive
An error in reporting on 10 coronavirus tests caused 10 OC elderly nursing home residents to be exposed to the virus and one has now tested positive for the virus.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Second Orange County Homeless Shelter
The Fullerton Armory outbreak was about a week ago, and people who tested positive were moved into the county’s motel sheltering program.
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OC Officials Express Concern Over Death Threat to Public Health Officer Over Mask Order
Orange County officials on Thursday condemned what they deemed a death threat against County Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick earlier this week over her public health order requiring residents wear cloth masks in public as OC moves to reopen businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
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As Orange County Moves to Re-Open, Coronavirus Hospitalizations Keep Climbing
As of Tuesday, 301 people were hospitalized with coronavirus in OC, up 67 percent from a month ago, according to mandatory data reported by hospitals to the California Department of Public Health.
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Federal Judge Orders Soap, Six-Foot Distancing for Orange County Inmates
U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal noted medically vulnerable inmates could die if safety measures, like increased sanitation and access to more soap, aren’t implemented.
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Coronavirus Infections Hit Hard at Orange County’s Latino Community
The novel coronavirus is impacting Latinos at disproportionate rates statewide and in OC, because of a lack of access to health care, preexisting health conditions and crowded housing.
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Orange County Public Health Officials Under Fire Over Mask Order
Orange County’s lead Health Care Agency officials are facing intense criticism, even direct threats, over Public Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick’s mandatory mask order she issued over the weekend.
