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The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 1,208 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, December 2, increasing the cumulative total in the county to 80,551 cases since follow-up began.
It is estimated that 13,756 cases have been registered in the last 14 days.
A new death was reported by the county on Wednesday, bringing the total number of reported deaths to 1,578.
Of the 1,578 cumulative deaths from the virus, 594 were residents of skilled nursing facilities, 128 were in assisted living residences and four were considered homeless.
The distribution of deaths by age in the county is as follows:
- 85 and over: 32.95% (520)
- 75 to 84: 21.47% (343)
- 65 to 74: 19.65% (310)
- 55 to 64: 13.88% (219)
- 45 to 54: 7.6% (120)
- 35 to 44: 2.53% (40)
- 25 to 34: 1.33% (21)
- 18-24 years: <. 1% (4)
- 17 and under: 0% (1)
Data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or collected during case investigations and can take weeks to process, officials said.
About 75% of the cumulative cases reported, or 60,641 people on Wednesday, are estimated to have recovered. The number of people who have recovered is based on the cumulative number of previous 28 days.
The county update reported that 1,482,285 tests have been performed for the coronavirus since testing began locally, with at least 12,851 tests reported in the past 24 hours.
The county also reported 689 patients at local hospitals with the coronavirus on Wednesday – 41 more than Tuesday. The highest number of hospitalizations in Orange County was 722 on July 14. There were 171 patients enrolled in the ICUs on Wednesday.
Data released each day is preliminary and subject to change, officials point out. Further information may become available as investigations into individual cases are completed.
You can find the Orange County Health Care Agency dashboard here.
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