(Orange County, CA) — Orange County hospitals are reporting fewer COVID-19 patients. As of yesterday, there were 11-hundred-64 coronavirus patients in the county\’s hospitals, which is down by 69 since Friday. County officials reported 739 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total to 237-thousand-77. Thirty-three additional deaths were confirmed, and COVID-19 has claimed 33-hundred-12 lives in Orange County since the pandemic began last year.