ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (KABC) — Orange County has seen a 9.4% increase in hospitalizations over the last 3 days. It’s been a trend for the last couple of weeks.
“For Orange County specifically, I would say we’re in the top of the 2nd inning. I mean, this is just the beginning. We’ve heard about it all over the country, but it’s real now for us in Orange County,” said Dr. James Keany, a doctor in the emergency department at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo.
Although they’ve seen an increase in COVID-19 patients, he says they’ve been able to manage it all inside the hospital. If they surpass 12 patients at any given time, they’ll have to start using the triage tent outside.
“Nobody knows what the future holds, but I can tell you, we’re on a trajectory for a serious surge at this point. I mean we’re definitely seeing a huge increase in numbers. We probably have four times the patients in the hospital now than we did a week ago,” Dr.