Coronavirus Totals In Fountain Valley: 12 Cases Reported Monday

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — Two more Laguna Beach residents have tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, bringing that total to 34, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Orange County is entering the fifth week of the coronavirus shutdown.

A recommendation for all to "stay at home" was shared by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Friday. The recommendation was meant to encourage all citizens to observe the mandatory social distancing rules and help flatten the curve, even as we were told to expect worsening news over the next 14 days.

"This disease can impact anyone," Newsom wrote on Twitter. "Stay home. Take this seriously."

Orange County Health Care has asked that residents keep non-essential trips out of the house to a minimum over the next two weeks.

This page will be updated throughout the week, as we navigate what it means to be truly "shut down." Please refresh for the latest updates.

On Monday afternoon, 51 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Orange County. This number was down for the first time in April.

No additional deaths have been reported since Sunday, as a total of 14 Orange County residents have died as a result of the virus since the epidemiologists began recording data.

As of Monday afternoon, the number of residents in the hospital declined, while the number of ICU patients increased. On Monday, 130 residents were hospitalized and of those, 75 are currently in intensive care, OC Healthcare reported. The hospitals where people have been admitted into care were not released. There are 23 hospitals reporting data to OC Healthcare out of 25 eligible hospitals.

"Numbers fluctuate day-by-day due to changes in patient conditions," according to OC Healthcare's website. All data is "gathered daily, at one point in time."

An additional 556 patients were tested Sunday, bringing the total of Orange County residents tested for coronavirus to 10,489, according to OC Healthcare.

Public health labs and commercial labs have the ability to test 950 more people on Monday, they say.

Of those who have died:

• 57 percent were over the age of 65-years old.
• 14 percent were between 25-34 years old.
• 7 percent were between 35-44 years old
• 21 percent were between 45-64 years old.

Eight of the deceased were men, and six were women.

City Counts of Coronavirus Infected Residents:

• Aliso Viejo: 9 cases
• Anaheim: 92 cases
• Brea: 4 cases
• Buena Park: 28 cases
• Costa Mesa: 20 cases
• Dana Point: 11 cases
• Fountain Valley: 12 cases
• Fullerton: 20 cases
• Garden Grove: 22 cases
• Huntington Beach: 62 cases
• Irvine: 77 cases
• La Habra: 15 case
• La Palma: 7 cases
• Ladera Ranch: 8 cases
• Laguna Beach: 34 cases
• Laguna Hills: 9 cases
• Laguna Niguel: 21 cases
• Laguna Woods: * (see below)
• Lake Forest: 16 cases
• Los Alamitos: * (see below)
• Mission Viejo: 22 cases
• Newport Beach: 73 cases
• Orange: 29 cases
• Placentia: 20 cases
• Rancho Santa Margarita: 6 cases (Dove Canyon Residents are included in the population of RSM)
• San Clemente: 38 cases
• San Juan Capistrano: 16 cases
• Santa Ana: 60 cases
• Seal Beach: 3 case
• Stanton: 2 cases
• Trabuco Canyon: 5 cases
• Tustin: 16 cases
• Villa Park: * (see below)
• Westminster: 13 cases
• Yorba Linda: 27 cases
• *OTHER: 17 cases

(includes unincorporated areas of the county and cities with under 25,000 residents and under 5 cases of coronavirus reported)

• Unknown Cases: 45

OC Healthcare continues to monitor the 3.2 million residents of Orange County, as testing continues to expand in the region.

Stories we are working on this week:

How you are coping with kids homeschooling while parents working from home? we are seeking your trials and triumphs to help your neighbors.

Keeping an eye on our elderly residents, how to help while maintaining a sterile field and social distance.

More Social distancing fails and foibles were seen over the weekend, this time in Huntington Beach where a few too many dog owners hit the dog beach for comfort, some say.

Who is making homemade masks, locally? which patterns are the best, and what to do if sewing isn't your skill.

Easter Sunday is Coming! where did you attend Palm Sunday Service, and where will you virtually attend Easter? Are you planning a Zoom family brunch with relatives? How about preparing for Easter egg hunt for the little ones.

If you have tips, tricks or ideas, send them to your Patch Editor: ashley.ludwig@patch.com

Signs and Symptoms

If you are showing symptoms, such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath, self-isolate within your home, and stay away from loved ones.

If you are an employer or employee at an essential location, stay home.

"You should self-isolate until you have symptom improvement, and your fever has not returned for 72-hours," OC Healthcare advises. "Self-isolation should last for at least 7 days."

If your symptoms get worse, call your doctor. If your symptoms are dire, such as pain in your chest, inability to draw breath, call 911.

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