Coronavirus: Orange County reported 2,662 new cases over the holiday weekend – OCRegister

The OC Health Care Agency reported 2,662 more cases of the coronavirus between Friday, July 1, and Tuesday, July 5, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 606,717.

There were 13,896 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Tuesday. The county is averaging 31 new cases a day per every 100,000 residents.

There were 227 people reported in Orange County hospitals with coronavirus on Tuesday, including 30 who required intensive care.

The county reported no new deaths on Tuesday, keeping the count of Orange County residents who have died from the virus to 7,126.

The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates, or gathered through the course of case investigations, and can take weeks to process. The most recent death recorded was on June 28.

Of the 7,126 deaths reported from the virus, 1,354 were skilled nursing facility residents, 714 were in assisted living facilities, two were OC jail inmates, and 21 were listed as homeless.

It is estimated 575,284 people in the county have recovered from the virus. The count of people who have recovered is based on the prior 28-day cumulative case count.

Data posted each day is preliminary and subject to change, officials emphasize. More information may become available as individual case investigations are completed. The Orange County Health Care Agency dashboard can be found here.

Click here to download a pdf copy of the daily tracker.

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Coronavirus: Orange County reported 2,662 new cases over the holiday weekend - OCRegister