After a brief decline on Tuesday, new coronavirus cases reported to the Orange County Health Care Agency for Wednesday showed a sharp increase. The latest tally shows 1,208 cases, compared to 790 […]
COVID cases rise Wednesday
OC stays purple as cases spike
As expected, Orange County remained in the most restrictive – “purple” or widespread – tier for coronavirus in the state’s weekly report today (Tuesday). The OC’s adjusted case rate is 22.2; to […]
Second day of COVID-19 decline
Is this good news, or just a brief statistical blip? Monday’s report of new coronavirus cases in Orange County showed a second consecutive day of decreases in infections. Monday’s total was 734 […]
OC hospitalizations are rising
While Sunday’s report from the Orange County Health Care Agency showed a drop of new cases of coronavirus compared to Saturday, it also revealed a continuing rise in hospitalizations and COVID-19 patients […]
New record in COVID-19 cases
A new record high of coronavirus infection was revealed in Saturday’s report from the Orange County Health Care Agency. The OCHCA noted 1,666 new cases, besting the old peak of 1,584 reported […]
“Bleak Friday” for many retailers
The historically profitable “Black Friday” has turned into a “bleak Friday” as coronavirus pandemic fears and restrictions have turned the usual flood of shoppers on the day after Thanksgiving into more […]
Cases average around 1,000 daily
New cases of coronavirus in Orange County are now averaging about 1,000 a day, according to the latest report from the county health care agency. No tally was posted on Thursday because […]
Disney layoffs to reach 32,000
The Walt Disney Company will be laying off 32,000 workers in the first half of the 2020-21 fiscal year, the firm announced Wednesday evening. Of that number, 28,000 will come from the […]
Seek additional CM sex victims
The Costa Mesa Police Department is seeking to identify potential additional victims of a man arrested Monday for sexually assaulting two underage girls. According to the CMPD, in September 2020 the mother […]
COVID-19 numbers still high
The predicted “dark winter” of coronavirus may be showing its face in Orange County as new cases and other measurements of the COVID-19 pandemic remain high. According to Wednesday’s report from the […]
