Updated 4 hours ago If the state still had its blueprint for reopening the economy system in place, Orange County would have had to move up from the least-restrictive yellow tier to the orange tier, the chief health officer and director of the county's Health Care Agency told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. According to state data released every Tuesday, the county's average daily new case rate per 100,000 residents jumped up from 1.5 last week to 2.6, while the overall test positivity rate ticked up from 1.2% to 1.8%. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.