SANTA ANA—Orange County continued its promising COVID-19 trends May 12 as the Orange County Grand Jury issued a report critical of the county’s response to the pandemic. The grand jury concluded that the county’s plans to handle a pandemic “had known gaps that were not addressed in accordance with the state, national and international guidelines.” The panel said county officials deemed a pandemic as “unlikely.” Orange County chief executive Frank Kim defended the county’s response but acknowledged that every jurisdiction in the country could have done a better job preparing for the global pandemic. The grand jury also faulted the county for failing to “establish comprehensive community-based task forces that included official threshold language communities in Orange County.” Its report further said the county lacked enough resources to “enact key parts of the emergency plan such as handling urgent communications.” The 19-page report criticized the county’s handling of personal protective …