THE CORONAVIRUS numbers for Orange County show decline in new cases (Shutterstock).

The number of confirmed new cases of coronavirus continues to decline in Orange County.

According to the county health agency, the weekly report for the period concluding on June 14, new cases were 304, down from 419 the week before and 437 two weeks before.

Deaths, however, continued to fluctuate at a modest level. The latest weekly tally is 12, up from eight the week before and 11 two weeks ago.

To-date, Orange County has had 722,846 reported cases of COVID-19 and 8,206 deaths out of a population of around 3.1 million people.