The region had 0.8 new cases per 100,000 residents last week, down from 0.9 and 1.3 in the two weeks prior.
The county’s test positivity rate, however, increased for the first time in months, inching up to 0.7% from 0.6% last week.
OC’s health equity rate, which measures positive test rates in harder-hit neighborhoods, also rose slightly to 0.8% from 0.7% last week.
Cases Down, Test Positivity up Slightly
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