Orange County hits ‘high’ transmission of COVID-19 again
2 years, 5 months ago

Orange County hits ‘high’ transmission of COVID-19 again

LA Times  

Hundreds of guests watch the firework show during the Independence Day Community Celebration presented by the city of Costa Mesa at the Orange County fairgrounds in Costa Mesa on July 3. As recent Independence Day celebrations recede into memory and the Orange County Fair begins, the Orange County Health Care Agency reported Friday “high” area transmission of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Orange County currently falls within its highest tier, where its seven-day average case rate has ballooned to 33.1 for every 100,000 residents — well over the CDC’s average threshold of 20. “We are seeing a summer wave in cases and hospitalizations, and this move to the ‘high’ transmission level confirms that,” said agency director Dr. Clayton Chau in a statement. For those at the highest risk, there are antiviral treatments available to prevent serious illness.” Here are the latest cumulative coronavirus case counts and COVID-19 deaths for area cities in Orange County, as of Friday: Costa Mesa: 21,195 cases; 198 deaths Fountain Valley: 10,191 cases; 129 deaths Huntington Beach: 29,595 cases; 336 deaths Laguna Beach: 2,781 cases; 12 deaths Newport Beach: 10,128 cases; 138 deaths For more information, visit occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/coronavirus-in-oc.

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Highly contagious new Covid variant HV.1 spreading across US: All you need to know
1 year, 1 month ago

Highly contagious new Covid variant HV.1 spreading across US: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

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California senior citizens are hit hard as COVID-19 surges this winter
2 years ago

California senior citizens are hit hard as COVID-19 surges this winter

LA Times  

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Orange County declares health emergency due to viruses
2 years, 1 month ago

Orange County declares health emergency due to viruses

Associated Press  

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Orange County declares health emergency as RSV surges; cases also rising in L.A.
2 years, 1 month ago

Orange County declares health emergency as RSV surges; cases also rising in L.A.

LA Times  

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Orange County COVID-19 hospitalizations flare up as Fourth of July weekend nears
2 years, 5 months ago

Orange County COVID-19 hospitalizations flare up as Fourth of July weekend nears

LA Times  

As locals plan to celebrate Independence Day with in-person gatherings, health officials reported Tuesday COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased 16.8% over last week. As Orange County residents look forward to celebrating the upcoming Fourth of July weekend with a host of in-person gatherings, local health officials are beginning to see an uptick in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19. Figures …

How to get more people vaccinated? ‘You stop talking and you listen,’ Walensky says
2 years, 7 months ago

How to get more people vaccinated? ‘You stop talking and you listen,’ Walensky says

LA Times  

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2 years, 8 months ago

Omicron subvariant BA.2 spreading rapidly in L.A. and across the nation

LA Times  

The U.S. may approve a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine as early as this week for citizens over age 50. “Over the past week, we have seen a small increase in reported COVID-19 cases in New York state and New York City, and some increases in people in the hospital with COVID-19 in New England, specifically, where the BA.2 variant …

What Californians should do now to prepare for a possible spring Omicron BA.2 surge
2 years, 9 months ago

What Californians should do now to prepare for a possible spring Omicron BA.2 surge

LA Times  

Is California doing enough to prepare for a potential increase in cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 this spring? Los Angeles County isn’t seeing as high of a percentage of BA.2 cases as places like New York and Chicago, but the L.A. County Department of Public Health is saying nationwide trends suggest that Angelenos “should be prepared to mitigate the …

Omicron brought ‘more severe disease in kids’; 2 Orange County teens died this month
2 years, 9 months ago

Omicron brought ‘more severe disease in kids’; 2 Orange County teens died this month

LA Times  

The Omicron surge resulted in hospitals in Orange County seeing more severe illness in children, officials said, a finding reflected across the nation. There have been a total of five pediatric COVID-19 deaths among residents of Orange County, California’s third-most populous county, since the pandemic began two years ago. But during this surge of Omicron, we really saw more illness …

COVID-19 still spreading widely in L.A. County, though signs of decline continue
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 still spreading widely in L.A. County, though signs of decline continue

LA Times  

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Even as Omicron plateaus, L.A. County officials recommend avoiding gatherings
2 years, 11 months ago

Even as Omicron plateaus, L.A. County officials recommend avoiding gatherings

LA Times  

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Column: ‘Everybody’s getting COVID.’ That doesn’t mean you should try to get it, too
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: ‘Everybody’s getting COVID.’ That doesn’t mean you should try to get it, too

LA Times  

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L.A. County sees a record 44,000 new coronavirus cases as staff shortages strain hospitals
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County sees a record 44,000 new coronavirus cases as staff shortages strain hospitals

LA Times  

Emergency rooms across California are coming under strain as they contend both with a deluge of new coronavirus-positive patients and people coming in to demand tests — all as their workers are increasingly being stricken by the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. Chinsio-Kwong said that, anecdotally, she’s heard anywhere from 10% to 20% of workers are unavailable due to coronavirus-related reasons, …

Orange County reports third pediatric death of COVID-19, growing hospitalizations
2 years, 11 months ago

Orange County reports third pediatric death of COVID-19, growing hospitalizations

LA Times  

Women wearing masks walk past business along Harbor Boulevard in Costa Mesa on Thursday. The Orange County Health Care Agency reported Thursday the death of a child from COVID-19, making this the third pediatric death in the county from the disease since the pandemic began in 2020. On Friday during a media briefing, Orange County health officials painted a dire …

Orange County reports third COVID-19 death of a child younger than 5
2 years, 11 months ago

Orange County reports third COVID-19 death of a child younger than 5

LA Times  

Orange County health officer Dr. Clayton Chau, shown at a news conference last year, said the county’s third COVID-19 death of a child younger than 5 shows “we must continue to do everything we can to protect our loved ones.” Orange County officials confirmed Thursday night that a child under the age of 5 died in December of complications from …

Orange County hospitals filling up, ambulances delayed amid Omicron surge
2 years, 11 months ago

Orange County hospitals filling up, ambulances delayed amid Omicron surge

LA Times  

A healthcare worker walks outside UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange. Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, a deputy health officer with Orange County, urged the public not to come to emergency rooms unless it’s an emergency, and said it’s inappropriate for people to go there just to get a coronavirus test. Like elsewhere in California, Orange County’s coronavirus numbers are trending in …

COVID-19 test demand spikes in Orange County during Omicron surge
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 test demand spikes in Orange County during Omicron surge

LA Times  

The Omicron variant has caused panic and frustration over COVID-19 testing in Orange County as the coronavirus pandemic approaches its two-year mark here. “It’s a challenge for all COVID-19 testing service providers right now, and we’re not immune to that.” Collins said the Covid Clinic is in talks with several Orange County cities, including Costa Mesa, about opening larger locations …

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 in L.A. County, among highest of pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 in L.A. County, among highest of pandemic

LA Times  

People wait in line to get the COVID-19 test at Union Station on Dec. 27. Health officials in L.A. County confirmed 16,510 new positive cases Wednesday, a staggering figure they attributed to surging transmission of both Delta and Omicron. “As cases continue to rise, it is important that we all use the tools available to help us curb the spread,” …

US coronavirus: The country just hit a record average of daily new Covid-19 cases
2 years, 11 months ago

US coronavirus: The country just hit a record average of daily new Covid-19 cases

CNN  

CNN — The US hit a seven-day average of 265,427 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, blowing past the country’s previous record of about 252,000 daily cases, reported nearly a year ago on January 11. “I would urge people to wear a higher quality mask any time they’re in a place with lots of people and they’re going to be indoors …

Jump in child COVID hospitalizations in N.Y. sparks concerns in California amid Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

Jump in child COVID hospitalizations in N.Y. sparks concerns in California amid Omicron

LA Times  

A jump in child COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York is a warning to get more children vaccinated in California and elsewhere as the Omicron variant continues to surge, according to California health officials. “Interestingly, the duration of hospital stay was lower, the need for oxygen was lower,” Fauci said on ABC’s “This Week.” Still, because Omicron is causing such a …

Omicron surge could hit some parts of California much harder than others
3 years ago

Omicron surge could hit some parts of California much harder than others

LA Times  

Rodolfo Gonzalez, a pharmacist intern, prepares Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Delano last month. Even before Omicron, places like Fresno County during its Delta surge was seeking help from L.A. County to transfer patients there, underscoring the Central Valley’s vulnerability, Chin-Hong said. Chin-Hong said the Bay Area might be sufficiently equipped to handle an Omicron surge, “given high vaccination rates, increasing …

Omicron variant likely to bring spike in COVID cases, hospitalizations, officials warn
3 years ago

Omicron variant likely to bring spike in COVID cases, hospitalizations, officials warn

LA Times  

People wait in line at a pop-up vaccination clinic run in partnership with the Armenian American Medical Society outside the Glendale Galleria in early December. The majority of California’s confirmed Omicron cases — 38 — have been recorded in Los Angeles County, which on Saturday reported 3,730 new cases of the coronavirus from all variants, mostly Delta, its highest single-day …

‘I see a lot of COVID and a lot of Omicron’: California warned of coming wave
3 years ago

‘I see a lot of COVID and a lot of Omicron’: California warned of coming wave

LA Times  

With the Christmas holidays approaching, California officials are warning of heightened dangers from a winter surge driven by the combined Delta and Omicron variants. “Unfortunately, we’re seeing indications of a winter surge on the heels of the Thanksgiving holiday,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Omicron has now been detected in all sewage areas monitored by Santa Clara …

Orange County records its first case of Omicron variant
3 years ago

Orange County records its first case of Omicron variant

LA Times  

Shoppers leave the Target along Harbor Boulevard on Tuesday in Costa Mesa. The Orange County Health Care Agency announced Friday the arrival of the first case of the Omicron variant in the county. The Orange County Health Care Agency announced Friday the arrival of the first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in the county. …

COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California, a potentially ominous sign

LA Times  

August Lopez, 6, holds his 8-year-old sister Ruby’s hand as she gets her COVID-19 vaccine at Arleta High School on Monday. Health officials have been warning about a potential new rise in COVID-19 in California as seniors who got their shots last winter — and haven’t received a booster shot — may start to see their immunity wane, leaving them …

Rate of positive coronavirus tests rises in Orange County as it falls in L.A. County
3 years, 4 months ago

Rate of positive coronavirus tests rises in Orange County as it falls in L.A. County

LA Times  

Vanessa Harper, left, manager with Behavioral Health Serves and neurologist and chief of staff Dr. Brian Boyd, right, seen in the emergency department at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Feb. 2021 in Orange, CA. Nine Orange County hospitals recently reported that it was taking more than an hour for many patients to be offloaded from ambulances to emergency rooms, Schultz …

Variants blamed for COVID-19 spike in northern Missouri
3 years, 6 months ago

Variants blamed for COVID-19 spike in northern Missouri

Associated Press  

— Two neighboring counties in rural northern Missouri are seeing big increases in COVID-19 cases, spikes blamed in part on new variants of the virus, and in part on the behavior of residents. The COVID-19 hub for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Wednesday showed Livingston County with 348 cases per 100,000 residents over for the seven-day …

Orange County moves into yellow tier, the most lenient for COVID-19 reopenings
3 years, 7 months ago

Orange County moves into yellow tier, the most lenient for COVID-19 reopenings

LA Times  

The Promenade on Forest Avenue is a pedestrian-only experience featuring shopping and restaurants in Laguna Beach. In addition to Orange County, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Amador counties also advanced to the yellow tier — continuing a slew of reopenings that have sparked optimism that the worst of COVID-19 may now be in the rearview mirror and that the state …

L.A. County cautions holiday vigilance as COVID-19 case numbers rise in other states
3 years, 8 months ago

L.A. County cautions holiday vigilance as COVID-19 case numbers rise in other states

LA Times  

Los Angeles County public health authorities are urging people to remain vigilant in observing coronavirus protocols when traveling or socializing during the spring holidays, cautioning that other states are seeing a rise in cases. Although California’s numbers continue to decline, health officials are concerned about an uptick in COVID-19 cases in several states, including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and …

Orange County launches ‘Operation Independence’ to distribute COVID-19 vaccines countywide
3 years, 11 months ago

Orange County launches ‘Operation Independence’ to distribute COVID-19 vaccines countywide

LA Times  

Clinical pharmacist Stephanie Chao fills a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach in December. Orange County announced Thursday that it would be launching “Operation Independence,” in which county officials collaborate with the Orange County Fire Authority to help administer COVID-19 vaccinations to residents countywide. The announcement comes as the Orange County Health Care Agency …

TimesOC: Latest news in Orange County
4 years ago

TimesOC: Latest news in Orange County

LA Times  

A surfer takes in the sunset at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach on Dec. 2. NEWS — U.S. panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine — One-day U.S. death toll from COVID-19 tops 3,000, more than D-Day or 9/11 — Orange County reports record-high 1,025 COVID-19 hospitalizations — Here’s how California plans to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine …

TimesOC: Latest news in Orange County
4 years ago

TimesOC: Latest news in Orange County

LA Times  

Santa Claus receives a personalized letter from 6-year-old Joey Martinez as his twin sister, Elyse, looks on during a drive-through event at the St. Bonaventure Catholic School in Huntington Beach on Saturday. ‘This is the start of the Thanksgiving bump’ — Orange County reports 1,671 new COVID-19 cases on second day of stay-at-home order — ‘We know our county best’: …

Orange County officials cry foul after state imposes sweeping COVID-19 restrictions
4 years, 1 month ago

Orange County officials cry foul after state imposes sweeping COVID-19 restrictions

LA Times  

Shoppers walk around a largely deserted downtown Huntington Beach as Orange County found itself back in the COVID-19 Purple Tier. Board Chairwoman Michelle Steel, a Republican who was recently elected to Congress, called the decision a “unilateral move” that she thinks “is troubling and harmful to Orange County families who need to put food on the table, to small businesses …

California hits 1 million coronavirus cases as L.A. County urges travel quarantine
4 years, 1 month ago

California hits 1 million coronavirus cases as L.A. County urges travel quarantine

LA Times  

Orange County Health Care Agency personnel conduct testing at the drive-through COVID-19 testing site at the Orange County Fair & Events Center on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 in Costa Mesa. Given that it usually takes a few weeks for a crush of cases to result in a corresponding increase in hospitalizations and deaths, Ferrer said that “we most likely haven’t …

Orange County ranked as ‘widespread’ as Gov. Newsom releases new guidelines on reopening California
4 years, 3 months ago

Orange County ranked as ‘widespread’ as Gov. Newsom releases new guidelines on reopening California

LA Times  

Richard Hernandes, from right, his girlfriend, Jazmin Domingo, his brothers, Seth Patlan, and Joseph Hamassian, wait for a table at a restaurant along Main Street in Huntington Beach on Aug. 12. Counties in this tier have more than seven new cases per 100,000 people per day and a coronavirus test positivity rate of 8% and above. Counties in this tier …

Coronavirus cases up by about 200 as Orange County inches toward getting off state’s watch list
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus cases up by about 200 as Orange County inches toward getting off state’s watch list

LA Times  

Marcos Escutia, 30 of Costa Mesa, wears a unique face mask at the Newport Pier in Newport Beach on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Orange County reported 216 new coronavirus cases Monday, bringing the total to 43,925, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. The case rate is 109.7 per 100,000 people, — the only qualifier Orange County hasn’t satisfied …

Many in Orange County resist masks even as coronavirus cases soar
4 years, 5 months ago

Many in Orange County resist masks even as coronavirus cases soar

LA Times  

Lisa and Todd Smith enjoy drinks on Main Street in Huntington Beach on July 1 as they greet a passerby who says she can’t get used to wearing a face mask. A study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, concluded that, “wearing of face masks in public corresponds to the most effective means to prevent …

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