Orange County Records 50 New Virus Deaths

Paramedics take away an elderly patient at the Tendercare Living Centre, long-term-care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Ont., Canada, on Dec. 23, 2020. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

Orange County reported 50 new deaths from the CCP virus on Jan. 10, and the number of intensive care unit (ICU) patients has hit a new record.

The number of patients hospitalized with the virus was 2,216, slightly below the record 2,221 people admitted to hospitals Jan. 9. Meantime, an unsurpassed 547 patients were being treated in intensive care units (ICU), according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.