OC Supervisors protested mask mandates and shutdowns as hospitalizations grew and the virus became widespread.
Tag: Orange County second wave
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Orange County Doctors and Epidemiologists Fear Another Holiday Coronavirus Spike
Thanksgiving’s aftermath packed hospitals. Experts fear a worsening situation in January.
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Orange County Stays Under State Shutdown Orders Given Snowballing Coronavirus Trends
State public health officials predict next month will be even worse for new cases and hospitals.
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Orange County Hospitals Continue to See Coronavirus Spike as Virus Rips Through North and Central OC
Hospitalizations climbed past 2,000 while public health officials fear another holiday spike.
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UC Irvine Docs Learning to Detect Vulnerable Coronavirus Patients Early, Hospitalizations Keep Increasing
The program could help doctors decide early if a patient will need a ventilator or ICU care.
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Coronavirus Hits OC Homeless Shelters as Hospitalizations Continue to Skyrocket
The current outbreaks in the homeless shelters are worse than outbreaks in the first wave.
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Some OC Doctors Worry They Can’t Get Coronavirus Vaccine, OC Health Care Agency Working on Rollout
A host of guidelines from federal, state and local health departments created a scattershot of vaccine distribution plans.
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Coronavirus Spikes Force OC Emergency Services To Continue Making Hospitals Take Ambulance Patients
Hospitals will have to take ambulance patients, regardless of how full they are.
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Some OC Hospitals Begin to Limit Non-Emergency Procedures as Tsunami of Coronavirus Patients Hits
Hospitals are discharging stabilized patients as fast as possible, but the overall patient load keeps increasing.
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Orange County Hospitals May Have to Start Cancelling Non-Coronavirus Treatments
Skyrocketing hospitalizations prompt county health officials to force hospitals to take virus patients, even if they’re full.
