Orange_AJ0 County_NN1 officials_NN2 are_VBB expressing_VVG growing_AJ0 concern_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 spread_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 coronavirus_NN1 amid_PRP a_AT0 nationwide_AJ0 surge_NN1 caused_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 highly_AV0 contagious_AJ0 Delta_NN1 variant_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS of_PRF Tuesday_NP0 ,_PUN 495_CRD people_NN0 with_PRP COVID-19_NN1 were_VBD hospitalized_VVN in_PRP Orange_AJ0 County_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 highest_AJS number_NN1 in_PRP about_AV0 six_CRD months_NN2 and_CJC nearly_AV0 five_CRD times_NN2 the_AT0 number_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 month_NN1 ago_AV0 when_CJS 102_CRD COVID-19_AJ0 patients_NN2 were_VBD in_PRP hospitals_NN2 on_PRP July_NP0 10._CRD Still_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 recent_AJ0 number_NN1 is_VBZ far_AV0 below_PRP the_AT0 peak_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 winter_NN1 surge_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS 2_CRD ,_PUN 259_CRD people_NN0 were_VBD hospitalized_VVN in_PRP Orange_AJ0 County_NN1 's_POS hospitals_NN2 ._SENT Over_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD week_NN1 ,_PUN Orange_AJ0 County_NN1 has_VHZ reported_VVN an_AT0 average_NN1 of_PRF 685_CRD new_AJ0 coronavirus_NN1 cases_NN2 per_PRP day_NN1 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP data_NN0 compiled_VVN by_PRP The_AT0 Times_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ more_DT0 than_CJS a_AT0 four-fold_AV0 increase_NN1 since_PRP mid-July_NP0 ,_PUN though_CJS still_AV0 well_AV0 below_PRP the_AT0 case_NN1 counts_VVZ the_AT0 region_NN1 was_VBD regularly_AV0 seeing_VVG during_PRP the_AT0 height_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 fall-and-winter_NN1 surge_NN1 ._SENT Health_NN1 officials_NN2 are_VBB again_AV0 calling_VVG on_PRP residents_NN2 to_TO0 get_VVI vaccinated_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ Very_AV0 few_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP are_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI out_AVP [_PUL of_PRF the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ]_PUR without_PRP either_AV0 getting_VVG COVID_AJ0 illness_NN1 or_CJC getting_VVG vaccinated_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Dr._NP0 Matthew_NP0 Zahn_NP0 ,_PUN Orange_AJ0 County_NN1 's_POS deputy_NN1 health_NN1 officer_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 pediatric_AJ0 infectious_AJ0 disease_NN1 expert_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC ,_PUN clearly_AV0 ,_PUN getting_VVG vaccinated_AJ0 is_VBZ the_AT0 safer_AJC ,_PUN healthier_AJC way_NN1 for_PRP us_PNP to_TO0 go_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ Added_VVD Dr._NP0 Regina_NP0 Chinsio-Kwong_NP0 ,_PUN Orange_AJ0 County_NN1 's_POS deputy_NN1 health_NN1 officer_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ We_PNP are_VBB hoping_VVG that_CJT this_DT0 information_NN1 is_VBZ informing_VVG people_NN0 to_TO0 make_VVI the_AT0 decision_NN1 to_TO0 really_AV0 protect_VVI themselves_PNX and_CJC their_DPS loved_AJ0 ones_NN2 and_CJC to_TO0 mask_VVI up_AVP ,_PUN especially_AV0 in_PRP public_AJ0 areas_NN2 indoors_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC if_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB in_PRP crowded_AJ0 areas_NN2 outdoors_AV0 ..._PUN you_PNP should_VM0 consider_VVI wearing_VVG a_AT0 mask_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ California_NP0 Rate_NN1 of_PRF positive_AJ0 coronavirus_NN1 tests_NN2 rises_VVZ in_PRP Orange_AJ0 County_NN1 as_CJS it_PNP falls_VVZ in_PRP L.A._NP0 County_NN1 The_AT0 rate_NN1 at_PRP which_DTQ coronavirus_NN1 tests_NN2 are_VBB coming_VVG back_AVP positive_NN1 has_VHZ fallen_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD week_NN1 in_PRP Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 County_NN1 but_CJC is_VBZ expected_VVN to_TO0 rise_VVI further_AV0 in_PRP Orange_AJ0 County_NN1 ._SENT Aug._NP0 11_CRD ,_PUN 2021_CRD Orange_AJ0 County_NN1 's_POS test_NN1 positivity_NN1 rate_NN1 is_VBZ 8.3_CRD %_NN0 ,_PUN Chinsio-Kwong_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT And_CJC in_PRP a_AT0 sign_NN1 of_PRF potential_AJ0 trouble_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 positivity_NN1 rate_NN1 is_VBZ rising_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 neediest_AJS areas_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 county_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD 8.9_CRD %_NN0 on_PRP Wednesday_NP0 ,_PUN up_AVP from_PRP 8.6_CRD %_NN0 the_AT0 day_NN1 before_AV0 ._SENT Because_CJS the_AT0 test_NN1 positivity_NN1 rate_NN1 is_VBZ rising_VVG in_PRP lower-income_AJ0 areas_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ my_DPS concern_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT we_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 continue_VVI to_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 adjusted_AJ0 case_NN1 rate_NN1 increase_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Chinsio-Kwong_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
