comparing Santa Clara County, which has been slow to loosen shelter-in-place restrictions, and Orange County, where local officials have clashed with Gov. Newsom over the opening of beaches.
The differences are even more stark by comparing Santa Clara County, which has been slow to loosen shelter-in-place restrictions, and Orange County, where local officials have clashed with Gov. Newsom over the opening of beaches.
Since April 13, Santa Clara County’s hospital count fell from 217 to 84 on Tuesday — a 61% drop. Orange County, meanwhile, saw the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the same period rise from 230 to 348 — a 51% jump. (Note: This story includes state data that counts COVID-19 hospitalizations of patients with suspected cases as well as confirmed ones, which is why it shows different numbers than some other reports by this news organization.)