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OC Health Care Agency Issues Ocean Water Closure

(Santa Ana, California) - The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division, has closed the ocean water area encompassing all of Seal Beach’s main beach due to a sewage...

OC Health Care Agency Updates: COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Rising, Test Kits Available Online at No Cost, Updated Health Orders and Guidance from CDC and the State, Oral Antiviral Treatments Authorized by FDA

(Santa Ana, CA) – Between December 23 and December 29, the seven-day average COVID-19 case rate in Orange County jumped from 10.8 to 19 per 100,000 people and the average number of...

Santa Ana Stores Shed Unhealthy Products and Displays to Improve Community Health

(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency, City of Santa Ana, and the Santa Ana Healthy Retail Team (SAHRT) would like to recognize the first stores in Santa Ana to participate...

OC Health Care Agency Urges Residents and Visitors to Get Boosted, Get Tested, and Mask Up During the Holidays

(Santa Ana, CA) – In anticipation of increased gatherings and travel over the holidays and due to growing cases of the Omicron variant nationwide and around the world, the OC...

OC Health Care Agency Reports First Omicron COVID-19 Variant Case in Orange County

(Santa Ana, CA) – An adult male resident of Orange County has tested positive for infection by the Omicron COVID-19 variant, becoming the first Omicron infection in Orange County...

State Updates Guidance on Indoor Masking, Testing for Mega Events and Testing Due to Travel

(Santa Ana, CA) – In response to rising cases and hospitalizations statewide due to COVID-19 and to slow the spread of the Delta and Omicron variants, the California Department of...

OC Health Care Agency: Vaccination, Testing and Masks Still the Best Prevention for COVID-19

As scientists continue to learn more about the Omicron variant and detect cases in the U.S., the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) encourages the public to stay the course on all public...

Cold Temperature Advisory Issued for Inland and Coastal Orange County Cities

(Santa Ana, California) - The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecasted cold overnight temperatures throughout inland and coastal Orange County cities beginning Friday...

OC Health Care Agency Partners with John Wayne Airport to Bring COVID-19 Tests to Travelers

(Santa Ana, CA) – To lessen the spread of COVID-19 during the holiday travel season, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) and John Wayne Airport (JWA) are pleased to announce that...