Orange County removed from state coronavirus watch list

Orange County on Sunday was removed from the state’s watch list of counties hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, punctuating weeks of improvement from a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in July.
Now, if Orange County can keep its rate of new cases, percentage of positive tests and other watch list metrics at acceptable levels for two weeks, K-12 students could physically go back to newly spaced-out classrooms after Labor Day weekend. The decision to reopen schools lies with ea