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Latest Trabuco Canyon Coronavirus Updates: Cases Hold At 5

On Tuesday, an additional 50 cases of coronavirus were reported across Orange County. 15 people have died as a result of the virus to date.

TRABUCO CANYON, CA — Orange County Health Care Agency confirmed that 931 residents have tested positive for new coronavirus as of Tuesday afternoon. An additional 50 cases were reported, as compared to the 51 new coronavirus cases reported Monday in Orange County. This is the third straight day that new cases did not rise above 51.

Overnight, an as-of-yet unidentified woman died as a result of the virus, hospitals reported. To date, 15 Orange County residents have died as a result of the virus since the epidemiologists began recording data.

On Tuesday, 129 residents were hospitalized and of those, 75 remain in intensive care, OC Healthcare reported.

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The hospitals where people have been admitted into care were not released. There are 24 hospitals reported 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."

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An additional 818 patients were tested since Monday, bringing the total of Orange County residents tested for coronavirus to 11,307, according to OC Healthcare.

Public health labs and commercial labs have the ability to test 1,731 more people on Tuesday, they say.

Of those who have died in Orange County:

  • 8 over the age of 65-years old.
  • 2 were between 25-34 years old.
  • 1 person was between 35-44 years old
  • 4 people were between 45-64 years old.

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

City Counts of Coronavirus Infected Residents:

  • Aliso Viejo: 10 cases
  • Anaheim: 95 cases
  • Brea: 4 cases
  • Buena Park: 30 cases
  • Costa Mesa: 21 cases
  • Dana Point: 11 cases
  • Fountain Valley: 14 cases
  • Fullerton: 21 cases
  • Garden Grove: 24 cases
  • Huntington Beach: 67 cases
  • Irvine: 82 cases
  • La Habra: 17 case
  • La Palma: 10 cases
  • Ladera Ranch: 8 cases
  • Laguna Beach: 34 cases
  • Laguna Hills: 9 cases
  • Laguna Niguel: 21 cases
  • Laguna Woods: * (see below)
  • Lake Forest: 14 cases
  • Los Alamitos: * (see below)
  • Mission Viejo: 23 cases
  • Newport Beach: 75 cases
  • Orange: 32 cases
  • Placentia: 21 cases
  • Rancho Santa Margarita/Dove Canyon: 7 cases
  • San Clemente: 40 cases
  • San Juan Capistrano: 17 cases
  • Santa Ana: 65 cases
  • Seal Beach: 3 cases
  • Stanton: 2 cases
  • Trabuco Canyon: 5 cases
  • Tustin: 17 cases
  • Villa Park: * (see below)
  • Westminster: 14 cases
  • Yorba Linda: 28 cases
  • *OTHER: 20 cases

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

  • Unknown Cases: 48

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

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