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Average COVID-19 Cases Fall

About 195 new coronavirus cases were reported daily in the past week, the first such decline in the prior five days.

The average positive daily results during the past seven days peaked yesterday at 213.

One of the reasons for the increase in positive cases is the number of people being tested. About 3,306 tests are being conducted daily in the past week, compared with 2,045 daily tests in the week ended April 30. To date, 199,015 people have been tested in Orange County.

Cumulatively, 9,292 people have tested positive, or 4.7% of all taking the test.

The virus has heavily hit senior living facilities, which have accounted for 128 of the 250 deaths reported in Orange County. Seven new deaths were reported Wednesday.

Of the total cases, 1,019 are from senior living facilities, and 387 are from Orange County jails.

There were 311 hospitalizations, including 144 patients in intensive care, on a daily average for the week ended June 16, the last day hospital data was available. That’s up from an average of 192, including 72 in the ICU, for the week ended April 30. Orange County has about 6,500 hospital beds.

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Peter J. Brennan
Peter J. Brennan
With four decades of experience in journalism, Peter J. Brennan has built a career that spans diverse news topics and global coverage. From reporting on wars, narcotics trafficking, and natural disasters to analyzing business and financial markets, Peter’s work reflects a commitment to impactful storytelling. Peter’s association with the Orange County Business Journal began in 1997, where he worked until 2000 before moving to Bloomberg News. During his 15 years at Bloomberg, his reporting often influenced financial markets, with headlines and articles moving the market caps of major companies by hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2017, Peter returned to the Orange County Business Journal as Financial Editor, bringing his heavy business industry expertise. Over the years, he advanced to Executive Editor and, in 2024, was named Editor-in-Chief. Peter’s work has been featured in prestigious publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, and he has appeared on CNN, CBC, BBC, and Bloomberg TV. A Kiplinger Fellowship recipient at The Ohio State University, he leads the Business Journal with a dedication to uncovering stories that matter and shaping the local business community and beyond.
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