SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 1,279 new cases of COVID-19 and 43 additional deaths Jan. 30, bringing the county’s totals to 231,036 cases and 3,018 fatalities. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,521 Friday to 1,442, with the number of patients in intensive care dropping from 426 to…
Orange County Reports Falling COVID-19 Hospitalization Numbers
January 30, 2021
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