Coronavirus cases in Orange County jump to 95

The number of coronavirus cases confirmed in Orange County shot up to 95 on Sunday, public health officials said.

That’s an increase of 30 in just two days, according to data released by the O.C. Health Care Agency. No deaths have been reported.

There are now more cases of coronavirus spreading from person-to-person or through exposures within communities — a total of 44 combined — than there are of cases among people who recently traveled.

The number of travelers exposed to the virus, also referred to as COVID-19, sat at 40 on Sunday, according to the HCA numbers. Another 11 cases remained under investigation.

That lines up with what officials said on Friday, when the HCA said in a statement that they were shifting resources away from investigating new cases to protecting Orange County’s vulnerable populations, like seniors and people with chronic health conditions.

“Since early March, most of the confirmed cases in the state were not related to travel outside of the United States,” HCA officials said in a press release. “Most cases as we move forward will be community transmission.”

Still, the new reports of cases come as health officials in the county ramp up testing at public and commercial labs. The HCA said a total of 1,585 people have been tested so far, and there remains the capacity to test another 1,027 people.

More than 1,500 people across the state have tested positive for coronavirus so far.

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