Laguna Niguel-Dana Point Coronavirus Count: 1,030

COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates in Laguna Niguel, California-Orange County continued to rise on Wednesday as authorities prepared for a surge due to Thanksgiving.

The Orange County Healthcare Agency reported 1,199 newly diagnosed coronavirus cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, a cumulative increase to 73,152. The HCA recorded three more deaths and increased the death toll to 1,559. In Laguna Niguel and Dana Point, there have been a total of 1,030 cases since March. There were an additional 535 cases in Laguna Hills and Laguna Woods.

According to OCHCA, the number of residents in the county hospitalized for the virus increased from 463 to 479 on Tuesday, and the number of patients in the intensive care unit decreased from 116 to 115.

The 3-day average change in inpatients increased from 26.8% to 27.1%. 30% of beds in the intensive care unit and 64% of ventilators are available in the county.

In the state’s phased system, updated on Tuesday, the county’s adjusted daily case rate per 100,000 inhabitants jumped from 10.8 to 17.2, with positive rates rising from 4.6% to 6.8%. The positive rate falls within the red layer of the state’s four-layer reopening roadmap, but the daily case rate per 100,000 is well above the 8% threshold of the most restrictive purple layer. The county is placed in the worst layer. -Performance metrics.

According to Frank Kim, CEO of Orange County, the case rate per 100,000 people is adjusted based on the level of testing performed by the county. He said the unadjusted case rate per 100,000 was 20.2. This is similar to the unadjusted rate of 21.5 in San Diego County.

Kim said he was “extremely concerned” about the increase in cases and hospitalizations. “And the various hospitals (executives) I’m talking about seem to be more confident in their treatment than in the early stages of the illness, but I’m not downplaying it,” he said. It was. “Hospitalization and rising ICU rates are a serious concern for our community.”

County officials are urging residents to stay home as much as possible, avoiding Thanksgiving rallies, but if they insist on attending rallies, they should be tested before and after. Authorities are advised to take the test at least two days after the event or rally, as the infection may not be detected immediately.

Andrew Neumer, an associate professor of artificial health and disease prevention at the University of California, Irvine, warned of a harsh winter.

“I’m very worried about the trends seen after Thanksgiving,” Neumer told City News Service. “People do not admit that we were recording deaths from the summer waves to October.”

“I think it will exceed the peak in July, but it won’t just disappear like another July, I think it will get worse,” he added.

The last hospitalization rate was so high on August 10, Neumer said.

“At the end of next week we will be back in July (levels) and it will either peak or continue to worsen as in July. Why do we believe we can just continue to worsen? There is, “he said.

According to Neumer, this surge is mainly due to the cold climate driving people to more indoor activities, and some students are still receiving personal learning in the classroom. According to the county school, a total of 390 cases have been confirmed. OCHCA..

So far, the worst day of hospitalization with COVID-19 in the county was July 14, with 722 patients.

Kim, who is recovering from COVID-19 himself, said it was the most difficult illness he had ever had to deal with, but he felt better on Wednesday.

Kim also said he was optimistic that the vaccine is under development and will arrive by the end of the year. According to Kim, the hospital system will get the vaccine directly and individual hospitals will be vaccinated by the county.

Front-line healthcare professionals will be vaccinated first, along with people with underlying health conditions that make them particularly vulnerable to illness.

Kim said he hopes that increased testing and awareness of infectious diseases will promote quarantine and quarantine, and other social distance practices that help control the spread of the virus, 100,000 people. He added that the county inspection was 354.1, which exceeded the county inspection target. This point.

He continued that the county was focused on encouraging testing. The number of tests conducted in the county stands at 1,385,195, including 15,084 reported Wednesday. There were 58,608 documented collections.

Cases confirmed by city (excluding prisons):

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