Number of Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline

A University of California–Irvine health care worker prepares a COVID-19 vaccine shot in Orange, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continued dropping, mirroring trends being seen in other pandemic metrics, according to the latest data.

Hospitalizations dropped from 282 Friday to 242 on Oct. 4, with the number of intensive care unit patients declining from 76 on Friday to 62. The Orange County Health Care Agency issues updates Mondays through Fridays.