New COVID-19 cases have fallen 52 percent in Orange County during the past two weeks, according to data from the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA). As of Feb. 11, the 14-day average of new daily cases was 11,242, while two weeks ago it reached 23,846. The daily COVID positive cases recorded Feb. 11 was 799, bringing the total cumulative cases to 240,999 cases throughout the county. There were 42 deaths reported Feb. 11; a total of 3,493 people in Orange County have died from the virus since the pandemic began. According to the OCHCA, 890 of the cumulative deaths were from skilled nursing facilities. Another 386 deaths were from assisted living facilities. There were 965 people hospitalized with COVID-19 Feb. 11, the first time hospitalizations have been below 1,000 since the beginning of last December. There were 298 patients in intensive care units. There have been 209,270 cumulative people who have recovered from the virus as of Feb. 11. The new daily numbers came as …