Orange County has moved to the 'medium' level of COVID community spread, the OC Health Care Agency announced.
The latest data comes days after local health officials reported that OC's coronavirus case rates and hospitalizations are rising.Orange County has moved to the "medium" level of COVID community spread, the OC Health Care Agency announced Friday.Orange County has moved to the "medium" level of COVID community spread, according to the latest metrics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the OC Health Care Agency announced Friday.
Hospitalizations of COVID-positive patients have been on a steady rise since Nov. 11, when there were 105 patients, the Orange County Health Care Agency said. A new variant of Omicron, known as Omicron BQ, could be behind the most recent wave. It appears to be supplanting Omicron BA.5, according to OCHCA data.
Noymer encourages residents to wear a mask when indoors, especially when visiting a grocery store or other crowded businesses. What is unusual is the timing, because children's hospitals experience a wave this high in the upper respiratory viruses in January and February, Noymer said. The test positivity rate went from 6.8% to 8.6% as of last week, and increased from 6.8% to 8.3% in the health equity quartile, which measures the communities hardest hit by the pandemic.
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