Orange County COVID-19 Cases Fall in Encouraging Trend

A patient receives his first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine at the the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove March 10, 2021. Courtesy of The County of Orange

SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 119 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional deaths March 28, along with another decline in the number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals.

Hospitalizations fell from 170 on March 27 to 156, with the number of COVID patients in intensive care units (ICU) dropping from 28 to 25, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA). It’s not clear when ICU numbers have been this low, as the county’s website dates back to late May, and there is no data lower than 36 patients.