Monday, August 30, 2021

Coronavirus in OC


Coronavirus: Orange County reported 1,525 new cases over the weekend and 18 more deaths 

(OC Register) 

The OC Health Care Agency reported 1,524 new cases of the coronavirus from over the weekend, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 285,098 as of Monday, Aug. 30. 

There have been 9,134 new infections reported in the last 14 days. 

There were 546 people with confirmed cases of the coronavirus reported in Orange County hospitals, 139 of whom needed to be in an intensive care unit. 

There were 18 new deaths reported Monday, increasing the count of those who have died from the virus in Orange County to 5,220….

COVID-19 is Filling OC’s Public Cemeteries, Muslims May Seek More Space For Graves 

(Voice of OC) 

A new public cemetery is coming to Orange County to address the lack of burial space as more people purchase graves for future use. 

Orange County’s public cemeteries are filling up, partly because of an uptick of people buying graves for future burials pushed by the pandemic, according to public cemetery officials. 

Tim Deutsch, the cemetery district’s general manager said the pandemic has increasingly pushed people to buy grave spots for future use. 

“In the past, there hadn’t really been a high percentage of our sales,” Deutsch said. “But this past year, we saw a dramatic shift in the efforts for families just to be prepared in the event of a loved one passing away and I think the pandemic actually put that on their radar.”….

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