Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations climb, but weekly metrics improve

Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations climb, but weekly metrics improve

“The numbers are stable, kind of more of the same,” Andrew Noymer, an epidemiologist and UC Irvine [associate] professor of population health and disease prevention, told City News Service on Monday. As for the new omicron variant detected in Africa, Europe and Canada, Noymer said it is “too early to tell” what effect it may have.