Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline

Volunteers at the Lestonnac Free Clinic guide patients through the COVID-19 vaccination process in Orange, Calif., on March 9, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dipped by more than 20 on Sept. 1, dropping from 556 to 534—a welcome piece of good news in the metric that many health experts consider the most important in tracking the ongoing pandemic.

The number of COVID patients in county intensive care units dropped from 150 to 149, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. The county has 22.2 percent of its ICU beds available and 68 percent of its ventilators.