Orange County's Coronavirus Update: 115 In Hospital, 80 New Cases

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — On Monday, Orange County Health Care Agency reported a total of 80 more residents who tested positive for coronavirus infections. No additional deaths were reported, and hospitalization rates remain stable, according to reports.

At a glance, Orange County has seen 253,574 cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began.

Currently, there are 115 residents hospitalized due to coronavirus. Of those, a mere 23 are listed in intensive care.

Thus far, 4,933 residents have died due to the coronavirus pandemic. Of those:

• 1,079 were residents of skilled nursing facilities
• 545 were Assisted Living residents
• 11 were homeless
• 1 was an inmate at Orange County Jail

Of those who have died in Orange County, more men have died since the pandemic began than women:

• 57.3 percent men
• 41.9 percent women

Ages of the deceased in Orange County:

• 1,575 were 85 and older
• 1,223 were between 75 and 84 years old
• 950 were between 65 and 74
• 700 were between 55 and 64
• 314 were between 45 and 54
• 107 were between 35 and 44
• 53 were between 25 and 34
• 10 were between 18 and 24
• 1 was between 0 and 17

One week ago, the OC Health Care Agency reported that case rates in the county remained at the Orange Level of Gov. Gavin Newsom's Blueprint for a Safer Economy.

To reach the yellow tier, Orange County would need less than two new daily cases per 100,000 residents over a two-week period of time. The county has maintained their "yellow tier" figures in the test positivity rate, at a 1.4 percent rate, and the Health Equity Quartile Positivity Rate, at 1.7 percent. These figures will be updated on Tuesday.

In Orange County, vaccination appointments are getting easier to come by. With new sites opening in Irvine's Great Park on Monday, Orange County Health Care prepared to wind down their work at the Disneyland Drive-Thru Super Point-of-Dispensing vaccination site as of April 30.

Disneyland Resort is reopening to guests on that date and anticipates that over 233,000 doses of vaccine will have been distributed there at the time of the site closure. For the past month, the site has overseen second-dose appointments at the Disneyland Super POD.

"As more local businesses are reopening and increased, full-time employment opportunities are becoming more readily available. The HCA has determined to reallocate existing staffing resources to other Super POD locations to bolster their operations," OC Health Care's Dr. Clayton Chau said. "I want to remind the community that our Soka University, Santa Ana College, and the OC Fair & Event Center Super PODs currently offer ADA-compliant drive-thru lanes to continue meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities. We’re not going away — we’re just balancing the changing needs of eligible patients with our staffing and vaccine allocations to ensure we can be as responsive as possible."

The Othena website, which began as problematic and ran several weeks behind in scheduling appointments, is now setting appointments for the same day, a spokesperson says.

In Orange County, more vaccination appointments are opening up daily. According to the county, as of April 18, here are your county vaccination totals (OC Health Care will update these numbers on Thursday):

• 571,384 residents have received at least 1 dose of Pfizer or Moderna Vaccine
• 822,184 residents are fully vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna Vaccine
• 74,037 residents are fully vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Vaccinations for coronavirus are currently being offered to residents 16 years and older.

In Garden Grove, Christ Cathedral will be vaccinating residents of 92701, 92703, 92805, or 92844, OC Health Care reported.

As of Monday, an estimated 245,975 residents have recovered from this report, the OC Health Care Agency reports.

Learn more about vaccination availabilities in Orange County and call the OC COVID-19 Hotline daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Othena-related questions (714) 834-2000.