Several groups within those who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities have been determined to be at high-risk of COVID-19 complications and related fatalities, and are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Beginning March 15, healthcare providers may use their clinical judgement to vaccinate individuals age 16-64 who are deemed to be at the very highest risk for morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 as a direct result of one or more of the severe health conditions:

Effective May 19, Irvine and Orange County move into the Yellow Tier in the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy (Open in new window). The transition to the Yellow Tier is a result of tracked case rate data falling below the two cases per 100,000 residents threshold.

The Irvine Police Department (IPD) has arrested Keven Quiroz, 23, for the assault of an elderly male that occurred last Friday evening.

On Friday, March 19, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., a 69-year-old male was assaulted at Sierra Vista Middle School while walking his dog.