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 from 361 the previous day. Both are new records—a daily occurrence dating back to early December. Six of the 15 deaths reported Dec. 20 were residents of skilled nursing facilities, and another six were skilled nursing staff members. The county has logged a total of 632 COVID-19 fatalities at skilled nursing facilities, and another 165 deaths at assisted living facilities. The county’s ICU bed availability remained zero in the “adjusted” metric, and was 12.1 percent in the unadjusted number. The state created the adjusted metric to reflect the difference in beds available for COVID-19 patients …