Orange

When I woke up on Wednesday morning, I thought my phone was wrong when it showed the time as 7:45. So I checked my watch and my microwave—both 7:45. It was nearly dark out and not because it was dawn, but because the San Francisco sky was choked with wildfire smoke, turning the landscape a…

The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 415 new cases of the coronavirus and no new deaths as of Sunday, July 19. The cumulative total for Orange County cases is 29,426, with deaths at 492 since local testing began in March. The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or gathered…

The Orange County Health Care Agency  reported another 1,251 cases of the coronavirus as of Saturday, July 11 pushing Orange County’s total to 23,901 since local testing began in March. There were nine new deaths reported, bringing the total to 421. Of the 421 deaths, 212 were in skilled nursing facilities, 15 in assisted living…

For the first time, Orange County residents reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day, with young people accounting for the bulk of new infections.“With cases of COVID-19 in California increasing over the last six weeks, I ask the residents and visitors of Orange County to please wear a face covering when…

Orange County reported 663 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths Sunday, bringing the county's totals to 16,854 cases and 366 deaths. The county's cases included 1,218 residents of skilled nursing facilities, 406 jail inmates and 111 homeless people, according to the OC Health Care Agency. Of the three deaths announced Sunday, one…