Orange County COVID-19 Cases Rise 37%; Two Jail Inmates Diagnosed

A file photo of a detainee at the Theo Lacy Facility, a county jail in Orange County, Calif., on March 14, 2017. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

SANTA ANA (CNS)—Orange County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped to 256 on March 26, from 187 a day earlier. But no additional deaths were reported by local health officials.

That’s a jump of 69 confirmed cases, or about 37 percent in one day.