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While it seems that the number of people hospitalized for Coronavirus in OC stabilized this week, there is concern that daily death counts seem to be creeping up.
As OC continues to see a spike in coronavirus cases, county Supervisors seem often at odds with each other over what the numbers actually mean.
OC hospitals are preparing to enter surge mode as the county saw another bump in coronavirus hospitalizations, while the virus continues to spread.
Orange County public health officials are having a tough time stopping Coronavirus outbreaks because of a lag in test results and a lack of contact tracers.
Orange County’s nonessential services have again been closed after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order because of rising Coronavirus hospitalizations.
OC hospitals may need to start bringing in outside help to manage the wave of new coronavirus patients flooding hospital rooms and intensive care units.
Orange County’s Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are seeing dramatic increases while experts warn hospitals could be overloaded.
In response to questions for this article, state officials said for the first time Wednesday they would soon be publicly disclosing hospital-specific data.
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.