There are north of 300 cases being reported each day on average, up from about 200 average cases last week, and up from the recent low of 30 seen last month.
Hospitalizations also continue to see increases, with 236 patients as of Wednesday. That’s up from 149 last week, and from about 50 last month.
Almost 1.9 million Orange County residents have been fully vaccinated to date, representing more than 70% of the region’s eligible population.
That’s up from about 1.88 million last week.
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New Cases Climb Higher in OC
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