County officials recently clarified that they may have tested an individual multiple times, but if positive, they are reported as only one case, even if they have duplicate positive test results.
The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 418 new cases of the coronavirus as of Friday, July 31. The cumulative total number of positive cases for Orange County is at least 36,196 since local testing began in March. County officials recently clarified that they may have tested an individual multiple times, but if positive, they are reported as only one case, even if they have duplicate positive test results. It is estimated that more than half of the cases, or 23,499 as of Friday, have recovered. The count of people who have recovered is based on the prior 28-day cumulative case count.
