(Santa Ana, CA) – In anticipation of increased gatherings and travel over the holidays and due to growing cases of the Omicron variant nationwide and around the world, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is issuing strong recommendations for boosters, testing before and after gatherings and travel, and masking indoors...
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency, City of Santa Ana, and the Santa Ana Healthy Retail Team (SAHRT) would like to recognize the first stores in Santa Ana to participate in the new “Shop Local, Shop Healthy” program. By participating, the retailers commit themselves to improving the...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued emergency use authorizations (EUA) for the use of Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use), and Merck’s Molnupiravir, for treatment of COVID-19. Patients eligible for treatment with Paxlovid or Molnupiravir are those who have mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and...
(Santa Ana, CA) – Between December 23 and December 29, the seven-day average COVID-19 case rate in Orange County jumped from 10.8 to 19 per 100,000 people and the average number of daily COVID-19 cases rose from 348 to 614. The positivity rate also increased from 3.3 to 5.4 percent...
(Santa Ana, California) - The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division, has closed the ocean water area encompassing all of Seal Beach’s main beach due to a sewage spill. The sewage spill of approximately 6-7 million gallons was caused by a blockage and collapse of a sewer main line...
(Santa Ana, California) - The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division, has expanded the ocean water closure area to include Seal Beach’s Surfside Beach and Huntington Beach’s Sunset Beach due to a sewage spill. The sewage spill of approximately 8.5 million gallons was caused by a blockage and collapse...
In the context of rapidly increasing COVID-19 case counts caused by the omicron variant, on December 23, 2021, the CDC updated its recommendations for management of healthcare staff exposed to or infected with SARS-CoV-2.
On December 30, 2021, the California Department of Public Health issued AFL 21-08.6, which provides general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities with updated guidance on COVID-19 isolation and quarantine for healthcare personnel. OCHCA recommends that county healthcare facilities become familiar with and adhere to AFL...
(Santa Ana, California) – The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecasted cold overnight temperatures throughout inland, coastal and south Orange County cities beginning Tuesday, January 4 through Wednesday, January 5. Overnight temperatures in some areas will dip to the low 40s. Colder-than-normal temperatures increase the risk of cold-related illnesses like...
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has confirmed a COVID-related pediatric death in Orange County. In December, a child under the age of 5 died of complications related to COVID-19 infection. “We have lost another precious young life to this terrible virus; it is our third...