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Coronavirus: About 39% of Orange County’s population is fully vaccinated as of May 16

The OC Health Care Agency reported 52 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, May 16, increasing the cumulative total in the county to 254,744 cases since tracking began.

There were 700 new infections reported in the last 14 days. That is down from a 14-day average of 891 cases two weeks ago.

One new death was reported Sunday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 5,031.

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 May 3.

There were 82 people with confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Orange County hospitals on Sunday, down from 95 two weeks ago.

The California Department of Public Health’s vaccines dashboard said more than 2,869,401 vaccine doses have been distributed in Orange County as of Saturday. Approximately 39.1% of Orange County’s 3.22 million population has been fully vaccinated.

The county update said 3,803,939 tests have been given for the coronavirus since testing began locally, with at least 7,227 new tests since the previous report.

Of the cumulative 5,031 deaths reported from the virus, 1,098 were skilled nursing facility residents, 557 were in assisted living facilities, one was an O.C. jail inmate and 11 were listed as homeless.

The county’s breakdown of deaths by age is as follows:

17 and younger: 0.02% (1)18-24: 0.16% (8)25-34: 1.13% (57)35-44: 2.19% (110)45-54: 6.4% (322)55-64: 14.25% (717)65-74: 19.32% (972, +1)75-84: 24.67% (1,241)85 and older: 31.86% (1,603)

It is estimated 247,939 people have recovered from the virus as of Sunday. 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.

You can find the Orange County Health Care Agency dashboard here.

Orange County hospitalizations and ICU patients:


Source: Orange County Register

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