SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 1,187 new cases of COVID-19 and 46 additional deaths Feb. 7, bringing the county’s totals to 238,264 cases and 3,358 fatalities. The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals continued its downward trend, declining from 1,164 Feb. 6 to 1,093, and the number of patients in intensive care decreased from 347 to 335, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Orange County’s test positivity rate was 10.9 percent and its adjusted case rate per 100,000 population was at 39. The county’s state-adjusted intensive care unit (ICU) bed availability remains at zero, and the unadjusted figure rose from 9.6 percent Feb. 6 to 10.4 percent. The state created the adjusted metric to reflect the difference in beds available for COVID-19 patients and non-coronavirus patients. The county has 58 percent of its ventilators available. The OCHCA also reported 14,423 tests Feb. 7, bringing the total to 2,781,473. …