Author: ICNV Staff

As we began October — which was six months into the pandemic — Orange County had reported 53,751 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,268 deaths.  There were 172 Orange County residents hospitalized with COVID-19.

During October & November, there were an additional 24,802 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported across the County … and we lost another 309 of our neighbors. As of December 11th, there are 1,122 COVID-19 patients in Orange County hospitals. 

For months, researchers have believed that the prevalence of COVID-19 had been underestimated since individuals with few to no symptoms were rarely tested. 

According to results from a recent study at UCI, COVID-19 infections in Orange County were seven times higher than previously identified.

There are a host of pets (dogs, cats, and rabbits) waiting at the Irvine Animal Care Center (located at 6443 Oak Canyon) for their forever home.