Mixed bag of COVID metrics

STATS on COVID-19 on Saturday in Orange County showed a mixed picture (Flickr).

The latest statistics on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in Orange County showed a mixed bag. The number of deaths stayed the same from Friday to Saturday, while hospitalizations and the use of ICUs for COVID-19 treatment each rose by five.

New cases were reported by the county health care agency as 55 for Saturday, but it’s difficult to make a daily comparison because the OCHCA on Friday received a delayed report of new cases late and it’s difficult to assign the new cases to a specific day.

To date in Orange County, cases have totaled 254,692, of which 247,816 are considered to be recovered. The death total is 5,030.

According to The New York Times, across the nation, new cases – over a two-week period – declined by 32 percent and deaths by 12 percent. In California, the number of new cases fell 12 percent, reported the Los Angeles Times. Deaths showed a 17 percent drop.