Orange County Edging Toward Less Restrictive Orange Tier for COVID-19

A man wearing a face mask crosses the street in Anaheim, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County officials say COVID-19 numbers are improving enough to move it up a level to the next, less restrictive orange tier in the state’s monitoring system within a week if trends continue.

The Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) reported Sept. 22 that the overall testing positivity rate for COVID-19 dropped to 3.1 percent from 3.9 percent, while the daily case count per 100,000 people fell from 4.7 to 3.6.