There were 20 new death reported in Orange County on Tuesday, bringing the total number of residents who have died to 513.
The Orange County Health Care Agency reported another 990 new cases of the coronavirus as of Tuesday, July 21.
The cumulative total number of positive cases for Orange County has reached 30,976 since local testing began in March. It is estimated that nearly half of the cases, 15,232 as of Tuesday, have recovered. The count of people who have recovered is based on the prior 28-day cumulative case count.
On Tuesday, Orange County surpassed Riverside County for having the second highest total number of cases in the state behind Los Angeles County. According to Riverside County’s coronavirus dashboard update on Tuesday, it has reached 30,890 cases, still slightly behind Orange County. Los Angeles County leads the state with 159,045 cases reported as of Monday.
