Coronavirus: Testing positivity rate down to 3.9% in Orange County on Sept. 16

The Orange County Health Care Agency reported the local rate at which tests are coming back positive for coronavirus was 3.9% on Wednesday, Sept. 16, within the range the state has set for counties in its red (substantial virus threat) tier to move to the orange (moderate threat) tier, which the O.C. could possibly do on Tuesday, Sept. 22.
However, the seven-day average for new cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people in the county is 4.7, and would need to reach 3.9 by Tuesday to meet the other