It comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom cites the need for thousands of overflow beds statewide at places like fairgrounds, hotels, motels and convention centers.
Tag: Public Health
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OC Property Taxes Can Be Postponed for People Who Lose Income from Virus Shutdown
County and state officials this week said their aim is to provide narrowly-targeted relief for people who are losing income from the public health shutdowns.
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How Coronavirus Will Affect OC Special Elections This Year
In-person voting has been cancelled for a special recall election in Westminster. It’s still up in the air whether Santa Ana’s special recall election will follow suit.
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First Jailhouse Coronavirus Case Confirmed
Orange County officials found the first case of the novel coronavirus hitting their jails after a man tested positive among the scores of inmates currently locked up. Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes will address the virus case which came from the Men’s Central Jail at the 1:30 p.m. news conference today.
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OC to Announce City Counts on Coronavirus Cases
Officials announced at a 1:30 p.m. news conference Wednesday that the data will be posted on a county website starting Friday. The briefing comes after officials announced last night the first death in Orange County from COVID-19, of a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions.
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More People Could Get Out of Jail Under New Court Orders
The new measures will result in less people in the jails, reads an administrative order from OC Superior Presiding Judge Kirk Nakamura, “thus alleviating some of the pressures for arraignments within 48 hours and preliminary hearings within 10 days.”
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OC Hospitals Facing ‘Overwhelming’ Shortage of Protective Equipment
Masks and ventilators are in short supply as hospitals prepare for a surge of coronavirus patients in the coming days and weeks, officials wrote in an update Monday.
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OC Officials Will Not Release What Cities Have Identified Coronavirus Cases
Orange County health officials will not list what cities have cases, a big difference than Los Angeles and San Diego. OC officials acknowledge cities have requested privacy and they think it’s counterproductive to say where the cases come from.
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Leopo: Life in Orange County During Coronavirus
Orange County life does not look the same way it did two weeks ago, and Voice of OC Director of Photography Julie Leopo ventured out to briefly and safely capture that story.
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County Medical Plan for Poor and Elderly – CalOptima – is Going Mobile
Orange County’s health insurance plan for the elderly, poor and needy – called CalOptima – is quickly adapting services to a more remote model, in response to the spreading novel coronavirus, including allowing for three-month prescription refills and increased home services for its elderly members.
