SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continued dropping, mirroring trends being seen in other pandemic metrics, according to the latest data. Hospitalizations dropped from 282 Friday to 242 on Oct. 4, with the number of intensive care unit patients declining from 76 on Friday to 62. The Orange County Health Care Agency issues updates Mondays through Fridays. The county has 24.2 percent of its intensive care unit beds available and 68 percent of its ventilators, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA). Orange County CEO Frank Kim said Monday that all of the COVID-19 metrics were “still trending downward.” As of Sept. 25, the county’s new case rate per 100,000 people was 3.6 among fully vaccinated residents, and 18.1 for the unvaccinated. “I think hospitalizations are on a very slow descent,” Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, deputy county health officer, said in a conference call with reporters Friday. “Overall, our …
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