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Emergency State In Effect Even As Coronavirus Rates Drop

California will make changes to its indoor mask ordinance later this month. Despite that, the emergency state is in effect even today in Irvine and right through Orange County. In the months since the adoption of the emergency state, it has turned into many different shapes, colored tiers, and sizes. Many regard the month-wise drops...

OC COVID-19 Fatalities Cross Double Digits For Consecutive Days

Orange County keeps battling the spike in coronavirus cases, even as it sees double-digit fatalities more than two times over the past week. As of January 28, 2022, Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) registered 4,751 coronavirus disease cases and 29 COVID-19 fatalities. It is the highest daily fatality count over a single week in...

COVID-19 Surge After Holidays Mirrors Summer Spike In OC

Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses have been distributed across California’s Orange County over the last few months. Despite that, Orange County continues to address a steep increase in the COVID-19 case count. Over 15,000 coronavirus disease cases have been reported after New Year’s weekend. There were over a million coronavirus cases on January 03, 2022,...

Over 2 Million People In Orange County Fully Vaccinated

Between September 14 and 18, 2021, the situation of coronavirus hospitalizations not necessitating ICU admittance came down by 20% or so. As of September 14, 2021, the Orange County Health Care Agency’s coronavirus disease-related dashboard showed that there were 115 individuals admitted to the intensive care unit. On September 13, 2021, the healthcare organization reported...

Vaccinated Folks At Low Risk Of Developing COVID-19 Without Symptoms

After a summer spike, the COVID-19 case count is coming down in California’s Orange County. At the same time, new CDPH guidance indicates that vaccinated people have less chance of developing severe coronavirus cases and spreading this virus. On August 30, 2021, the OC Health Care Agency (OCHCA) reported over 1,500 new cases of coronavirus...

Orange County Department of Education’s Mask Lawsuit Rejected

On August 18, 2021, the Supreme Court of California rejected the petition from the OC Board of Education to challenge Governor Gavin Newsom’s ordinance to require masks at schools. The decision follows the Board’s filing of that petition to California’s Supreme Court. The petition described the state governor’s mandate about face masks as unsound and one that...

No Vaccination Requirement Despite OC’s Hospitalizations Growing

Orange County’s private business owners will continue to have the option to demand proof of coronavirus vaccination from people for entry. Nevertheless, as per Regina Chinsio-Kwong, Deputy Health Officer for the Orange County Health Care Agency, the county is not likely to make it mandatory for businesses. From August 10 to August 11, 2021, there...

Why WHO Recommended Pausing Coronavirus Booster Shots

Recently, the WHO demanded a temporary ban on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for rich countries, mentioning a great difference between those and poorer nations as its reason. As per the WHO's data, high-income nations administer about 50 dosages per 100 members of their populations, whereas low-income nations do it at 1.5 dosages per 100...

Experts Find Troubling Rise in OC COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates

Artistic depiction of person wearing a mask next to rising rates

Orange County has seen a rise in daily coronavirus cases, as the hospitalization rate here continues to go up. On July 30, 2021, the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) reported 593 more coronavirus cases. The county sees over 500 new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row for the first time...

Vaccinated People Could Transmit Coronavirus To Others: Irvine Mayor

Irvine’s Mayor Farrah N. Khan described the nationwide surge in the COVID-19 case count as an unsurprising situation. At the same time, Khan urged the community to be cautious because the so-called Delta strain of the virus is spreading aggressively. Orange County (OC) has not yet issued a COVID-19 mask mandate, but Khan said that...