The Orange County Health Agency reported 4,406 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, January 2, increasing the cumulative total in the county to 161,589 cases since the screening began.
There were 26 deaths reported by the municipality on Saturday, bringing the total number of reported deaths to 1,901. The most recent recorded death was on December 26.
The county also notified 2,097 patients in local hospitals with the coronavirus on Saturday. That’s a decrease of 31 patients from Thursday’s report.
The county did not update the numbers on Friday, January 1, these numbers are reflected here and will not be updated on Sunday, January 3, due to scheduled maintenance with the California Department of Public Health.
There were 501 patients listed in intensive care units on Saturday, while ICU capacity declines in southern California. The percentages here have been adjusted by state public health officials to represent the high levels of COVID-19 patients among all ICU patients. More real beds may be available.
It is estimated that 38,161 cases of the virus have been reported in Orange County in the past 14 days.
The county update said 2,076,496 tests have been performed for the coronavirus since testing started locally, with at least 23,385 new tests since the previous report.
Of the 1,901 cumulative deaths reported by the virus, 640 were qualified nursing residents, 183 were in assisted living facilities and four were listed as homeless.
The breakdown of deaths by age in the county is as follows:
- 85 and older: 33.77% (623)
- 75-84: 22.3% (424)
- 65-74: 19.46% (370)
- 55-64: 13.83% (263)
- 45-54: 7.52% (143)
- 35-44: 2.37% (45)
- 25-34: 1.42% (27)
- 18-24: 0.26% (5)
- 17 and younger: 0.05% (1)
Data on deaths in the county are compiled from death certificates or collected during case investigations and can take weeks to process, officials say.
It is estimated that about 91.69 people have recovered by Saturday. The count of people who recovered is based on the cumulative case count from the previous 28 days.
The data published each day is preliminary and is subject to change, emphasize the employees. More information can be made available as investigations of individual cases are completed.
You can find the Orange County Health Care Agency panel here.
Orange County hospitalizations and ICU patients:
California regions and ICU capacity for January 2
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