SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS) — Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and an infection charges continued mounting, and the county logged 19 extra fatalities, in line with information launched Friday by the Orange County Health Care Agency.
What You Need To Know
- Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 climbed from 249 on Tuesday to 258 on Wednesday and 277 as of Thursday, whereas the variety of intensive care unit sufferers remained at 34
- From June 1-29, there have been 118 unvaccinated sufferers admitted immediately for COVID-19, whereas 24 have been vaccinated
- According to the county, 83.3% of the sufferers are unvaccinated and 87.1% of ICU sufferers are unvaccinated
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- The county logged 4,583 extra infections Tuesday by Thursday, elevating the cumulative case depend to 611,300
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 climbed from 249 on Tuesday to 258 on Wednesday and 277 as of Thursday, whereas the variety of intensive care unit sufferers remained at 34.
Officials can not decide how lots of the sufferers at present hospitalized have been admitted immediately for COVID-19 or examined constructive whereas being handled for one more ailment.
But from June 1-29, there have been 118 unvaccinated sufferers admitted immediately for COVID-19, whereas 24 have been vaccinated, in line with the company.
According to the county, 83.3% of the sufferers are unvaccinated and 87.1% of ICU sufferers are unvaccinated.
The county has 23.3% of its ICU beds accessible, above the 20% stage when officers develop into involved.
The county’s testing positivity charge elevated from 16.4% Wednesday to 17%, and ticked up from 16.4% to 17.4% within the well being fairness quartile, which measures the communities hardest hit by the pandemic.
The county’s each day case charge per 100,000 folks is 34.2 on a seven-day common with a seven-day lag, and 33.3 for the adjusted charge, additionally with a seven-day common and seven-day lag.
Andrew Noymer, an epidemiologist and UC Irvine professor of inhabitants well being and illness prevention, informed City News Service Friday, “It’s more of the same — drip, drip, drip in the wrong direction. We’re continuing to move in the wrong direction.”
Noymer added that the county hasn’t “found the peak yet. We’re in a new wave.”
Noymer suggested residents to put on masks whereas indoors.
“The best time to start masking in low-stakes environments would be yesterday, and the next best time is right now,” he mentioned. “And when I say low-stakes I mean picking up milk at the grocery store. Picking up some orange juice at Albertsons is not worth the risk (of going unmasked).”
The county logged 4,583 extra infections Tuesday by Thursday, elevating the cumulative case depend to 611,300. The 19 newly logged fatalities elevated the general dying toll to 7,145.
A dozen of the fatalities occurred in June, elevating final month’s dying toll to 39. One occurred in May, growing that month’s dying toll to 33. One dying occurred in April, growing that month’s dying toll to 34. One dying occurred in February, growing that month’s dying toll to 343, and two occurred in October.
The OCHCA gives common COVID updates on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The case charge per 100,000 folks for totally vaccinated residents who’ve obtained a vaccine booster went from 36.9 June 26 to 36.4 to July 3, the newest information accessible present. The case charge for residents totally vaccinated with no booster went from 22 to 21.4, and from 36.7 to 35.5 for residents not totally vaccinated.
The variety of vaccines administered in Orange County elevated from 2,326,588 to 2,328,630, in line with information launched Wednesday. That quantity contains an increase from 2,187,900 to 2,189,959 residents who’ve obtained the two-dose routine of vaccines from Pfizer or Moderna. The county has additionally logged 200,336 residents who obtained considered one of two pictures of Pfizer or Moderna.
Dr. Jose Mayorga, govt director of the UC Irvine Family Health Center, informed City News Service {that a} National Cancer Institute examine revealed Tuesday confirmed that COVID-19 is the main reason behind dying amongst Americans ages 45-54.
“It’s very astounding,” Mayorga mentioned. “But when you see that and then actually look at what the study also shows — a decrease in the ranking for those 85 and older. So we know by the correlation that those age groups have different variations in vaccination rates. It’s screaming at us that vaccines are protecting everyone, especially our most frail.”
Authorities are anticipated to approve a booster designed to fight the omicron variant quickly, however anybody eligible for a booster now should not wait as they will additionally get the omicron-variant dose later as nicely, Noymer mentioned.
“I really want people to appreciate the value of getting up to date on vaccination,” Mayorga mentioned. “Getting an additional one or two boosters has a huge impact. It will help reduce hospitalization and death rates if you’re up to date.”
For those that have averted getting a booster shot due to unwanted side effects from the vaccines, Mayorga mentioned, “A simple side effect is a lot better than dealing with hospitalization or loss of a loved one.”
The variety of residents receiving the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine decreased from 138,688 to 138,671 as officers proceed to regulate to a brand new accounting of pictures administered within the counties throughout California.
Booster pictures elevated from 1,335,414 to 1,340,385.
In the age group of 5-11 years previous, the variety of kids vaccinated elevated from 92,483 to 92,842 versus 175,738 who haven’t been vaccinated.
The NCI examine revealed within the Journal of the American Medical Association confirmed that COVID-19 was the third main reason behind dying within the nation from March 2020, when the pandemic started, to October 2021.
Heart illness was the highest reason behind dying throughout that interval with most cancers within the second slot. In all age teams 15 and older, COVID-19 was a top-five killer throughout that interval.Â
In an evaluation of fatalities evaluating March by December of 2020 and January by October 2021 the scientists discovered that COVID-19 went from a fourth main reason behind dying amongst within the 45-54 age group to prime reason behind dying in 2021. For these 85 and older, the virus went from the second main reason behind dying in 2020 to 3rd final yr as a result of seniors have been extra broadly vaccinated.
Mayorga mentioned his clinic continues to encourage mother and father to get their kids vaccinated.
“I think what we try to do is have one-on-one conversations with parents about what are the ramifications of not getting vaccines,” Mayorga mentioned.
For occasion, if a baby will get sick it would imply an grownup within the household should keep residence from work to look after the kid and then that caregiver may additionally get contaminated, resulting in extra time away from the job, Mayorga mentioned.
“And, potentially, there is a concern of them getting ill and ending up in a hospital,” Mayorga mentioned.  “And then there’s also the longterm impacts of COVID that can impact these children, too.”