Orange County

A couple of local companies are trying to do their part to bring protective gear to consumers and medical professionals. One Buena Park company pivoted from athletic clothing to masks. And a local designer went from making evening gowns to surgical gowns.

People are definitely playing golf at Shorecliffs Golf Course in San Clemente, despite coronavirus guidelines from the Orange County Health Department about social gatherings.

Orange County's number of coronavirus cases jumped to 403 Saturday as another 85 cases were confirmed, the largest daily increase yet.

Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes is set to begin releasing inmates with 60 days or less to go on their sentences in an effort to reduce the jail population during an outbreak of coronavirus in the Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana.

Disney officials have announced that Disneyland and California Adventure will remain closed until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak.

A Garden Grove-based hand sanitizer manufacturer has about two weeks of alcohol left to make the product because of heavy demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak, its CEO said Thursday.

A Rancho Santa Margarita physician who helped develop a medical kit that can help doctors diagnose coronavirus said Wednesday he is hoping to accelerate federal approval of the invention to help patients and doctors during the pandemic.

Orange County health officials announced on Tuesday the county's first death from coronavirus, identified only as a man in his mid-70s.  

All of Orange County's courthouses will be closed Monday because of retrofitting to install equipment to enable more remote hearings by video and audio.

Orange County's number of confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped by 17 to 95 on Sunday.

The operators of Knott's Berry Farm have announced that the amusement park would stay closed until at least mid-May due to the coronavirus, extending the timeline of a previously announced closure for the rest of this month.

Panic buying and a dropoff in donations has put Orange County's food banks in a bind at a time when demand for their services is on the rise.

The four malls in Los Angeles and Orange counties owned by Simon will be closed through March 29 in an attempt to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, joining closures of the Westfield malls and South Coast Plaza.

Orange County officials are working on a revision of an order from the county's chief health officer that led to confusion among some residents who thought they were being told to shelter in place during the coronavirus pandemic.  

Orange County issued a Health Officer's Order Tuesday banning "all public and private gatherings of any number of people."

To minimize the outbreak of coronavirus, Orange County's chief health officer said Tuesday she will issue an order banning dine-in service at restaurants, leaving them open to pickup and delivery, and also close down bars that do not serve food.

The number of coronavirus cases in Orange County has risen to 17.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Orange County rose to nine on Friday, and county officials said they will begin providingdaily online updates about the status of the illness locally.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Orange County rose to nine Friday, and county officials said they will henceforth provide daily online updates about the status of the illness locally.

Disneyland announced on Thursday it will close till the end of the month to help stem the tide of the coronavirus outbreak.