Orange County Reports 52 New Cases of COVID-19, One Death

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

SANTA ANA—Orange County reported 52 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death on May 16.

The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals rose from 80 on May 15 to 82, while the number of those patients in intensive care decreased from 25 to 23, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.