Santa Ana now has 313 COVID-19 cases as of April 28

The O.C. Health Care Agency is reporting 313 COVID-19 cases in Santa Ana as of April 28, 2020 and 2,151 cases Countywide. Three new deaths were reported in Orange County today. To date 42 victims have died in Orange County. There are currently 178 victims in local hospitals and 74 are in Intensive Care Units. If you are wondering how many people have recovered, subtract the fatalities from the total cases to date.

Here is how other major cities in Orange County are faring:

• Anaheim reports 291 cases
• Huntington Beach reports 198 cases
• Irvine reports 127 cases
• Newport Beach reports 96 cases
• Garden Grove reports 90 cases
• Orange reports 78 cases
• Buena Park reports 73 cases
• Fullerton reports 69 cases
• Placentia reports 50 cases
• Yorba Linda reports 48 cases
• San Clemente reports 45 cases
• Mission Viejo reports 42 cases
• Costa Mesa reports 37 cases
• Tustin reports 36 cases
• Westminster reports 36 cases
• Fountain Valley reports 29 cases

The California Department of Public Health today announced that California now has 45,031 confirmed cases and 1,809 deaths.

The CDC is reporting these nationwide cases and deaths:

• TOTAL CASES: 981,246
• 23,371: New Cases
• TOTAL DEATHS: 55,258
• 1,336 New Deaths

Testing in California
As of April 27, more than 577,608 tests have been conducted in California and reported to the California Department of Public Health. These numbers include data from commercial, private and academic labs, including Quest, LabCorp, Kaiser, University of California and Stanford, and the 22 state and county health labs currently testing.

How People Can Protect Themselves

Every person has a role to play. Protecting yourself and your family comes down to common sense: 

• Staying home except for essential needs/activities.
• Practicing social distancing.
• Washing hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds.
• Avoiding touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
• Covering a cough or sneeze with your sleeve, or disposable tissue. Wash your hands afterward.
• Avoiding close contact with people who are sick.
• Staying away from work, school or other people if you become sick with respiratory symptoms like fever and cough.
• Following guidance from public health officials.

What to Do if You Think You’re Sick
Call ahead: If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough or shortness of breath) and may have had contact with a person with COVID-19, or recently traveled to countries with apparent community spread, call your health care provider before seeking medical care so that appropriate precautions can be taken.

For more information about what Californians can do to prevent the spread of COVID-19, visit Coronavirus (COVID-19) in California.

California continues to issue guidance on preparing and protecting California from COVID-19. Consolidated guidance is available on the California Department of Public Health’s Guidance web page.