Orange County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increase Slightly Amid Overall Gradual Decline

UCI Medical Center in Orange, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The number of hospitalized patients increased from 288 Tuesday to 291 Sept. 29, with the number of intensive care unit (ICU) patients increasing from 72 to 82, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA). Despite the slight increase, the county has seen its number of COVID-19 patients gradually decline in the last two months.

The county has 23.7 percent of its ICU beds available and 66 percent of its ventilators.