The Orange County Health Care Agency reported their third pediatric death of the pandemic on Thursday -- a child younger than five years old.
The Orange County Health Care Agency has reported their third pediatric death due to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. The child was reportedly under five years old, thus unable to receive vaccination against the virus.
As Coronavirus cases continue to surge following the holiday season, Orange County is breaking record numbers of cases and hospitalizations to begin 2022. On Thursday the county reported 6,266 new positive cases, including two new deaths from the virus. They also broke their hospitalization record set in the early days of the pandemic in 2020, with 724 patients hospitalized.
“COVID-19 has been spreading very quickly. Cases are reaching levels that we haven’t seen throughout this pandemic,” says Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, Deputy County Health Officer. “We strongly urge our county residents and visitors to please take all preventative measures to reduce your risk of getting sick or hospitalized.
In response to the most recently reported pediatric death, HCA Director and County Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau released a statement urging the public to keep everyone in mind while continuing to combat Coronavirus, “We have lost another precious young life to this terrible virus; it is our third pediatric death in Orange County since the start of the pandemic.
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