Tag: Lisa Bartlett

Orange County Continues to Smash COVID-19 Hospitalization Records

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County continued its record-setting pace of COVID-19 hospitalizations Dec. 28 with 2,031 patients, including 453 in intensive care, as officials worry about another holiday-related surge on top of the spike related to Thanksgiving. The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) also reported 2,144 newly diagnosed infections, raising the county’s cumulative case…


Orange County Continues to Increase COVID-19 Hospitalizations

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County continued its record-setting pace of COVID-19 hospitalizations Dec. 28 with 2,031 patients, including 453 in intensive care, as officials worry about another holiday-related surge on top of the spike related to Thanksgiving. The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) also reported 2,144 newly diagnosed infections, raising the county’s cumulative case…


Orange County Reports 3,200 New Cases of COVID-19

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County reported 3,200 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death Dec. 27, bringing the county’s totals to 147,463 cases and 1,846 fatalities. The county continues to set records for COVID-19 hospitalizations, as that number rose to 1,990 on Dec. 27, with 443 of those patients in intensive care units (ICU),…


Private Jet Service Wins TRO to Keep Doing Business at John Wayne Airport

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order on Dec. 23 blocking Orange County from denying a permit for a private jet service from operating on the corporate jet side of John Wayne Airport. It could be a short-lived victory, however; the lease expires at year’s end, and it is unlikely to…


Orange County Reports Record 4,606 New COVID-19 Cases

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County reported a single-day record 4,606 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 additional deaths Dec. 20, bringing the county’s totals to 124,428 cases and 1,775 fatalities. The county’s record-setting trend of COVID-19 hospitalizations continued, with 1,682—a jump from 1,601 on Dec. 19—and 375 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICU), up…