Second Rabid Bat Found in Orange County

A fruit bat eats lettuce as it hangs from a rope during a behind the scenes interactive live stream from the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif. on April 16, 2020. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County health officials are reporting the discovery of a second rabid bat in the last month.

A bat found Oct. 6 outside the main lobby of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Building on Alton Parkway in Irvine has tested positive for rabies, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.