Orange County Sees Continued Declines in COVID-19 Metrics

A medical worker prepares the COVID-19 vaccination at the University of California–Irvine Medical Center, in Orange, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and other metrics continued to decline today, but eight more deaths have been logged, including six this month.

The number of coronavirus patients in county hospitals decreased from 367 on Friday to 309 Monday, with the number of patients in intensive care falling from 108 Friday to 100 Monday, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA). The OCHCA reports COVID-19 statistics Mondays through Fridays.