Of those age 65 and older 65.9% have been fully vaccinated in Orange County.
The OC Health Care Agency reported 27 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, May 21, increasing the cumulative total in the county to 254,946 cases since tracking began. There were 668 new infections reported in the last 14 days. That is down from a 14-day average of 784 cases two weeks ago. Four new deaths were reported Friday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 5,042. The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or gathered through the course of case investigations and can take weeks to process. The most recent death recorded was on May 10. There were 68 people with confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Orange County hospitals on Friday, down from 95 three weeks ago.
