Health & Fitness
Santa Ana Testing Site Sees COVID-19 Positivity Rate Skyrocket
A coronavirus testing site in Santa Ana has seen its positivity rates more than double.
By CBSLA Staff
November 11, 2020 at 11:31 am
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SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – A coronavirus testing site in Santa Ana has seen its positivity rates more than double, mirroring a trend nationwide in which COVID-19 cases have spiked.
The one-week positivity rate at a drive-thru testing site in Santa Ana run by the University of California, Irvine has increased from 8.9% to 20%, UCI Health reported Wednesday.
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Orange County is currently in the red tier of California’s coronavirus reopening blueprint. If the rate of COVID-19 cases continues to trend upwards, however, there’s the risk it could be downgraded to the purple tier, which would require some businesses to close indoor operations again and could delay the reopening of some schools.
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