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Mid Valley Times ar- eas of Fresno County saw the active case per 10,000 people go into deeper red. The Lac Jac region west of Reedley and south of Parlier had those numbers soar to 259 per 10,000 in a mid- week update last week.
Areas with numbers above 100 per 100K were eastern Sanger, the Parlier region, Or- ange Cove, Del Rey and south toward Kingsburg. Even the foothill areas including Squaw Valley increased to 75 per 10K.
Vaccination numbers also increased in both counties, but at a slow- er pace than the recent spike in case numbers. Fresno County's rate of fully vaccinated grew to more than 471,000 doses, while in Tulare County fully vaccina- tion numbers increased to 226,522 (40.2 percent of the population) as of its most recent update on Sept. 19.
The death count in Tu- lare County increased to 889 (up six for the week). The number of recov- ered people was 55,801, but the rate dipped slightly to 91.9 percent.
As of the most recent update on Tuesday, Sept. 21, there had been 125,287 confirmed cases (41.3 daily cases per 10,000 population) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) out of 1,662,129 tests in Fresno County, with 1,889 deaths and 367 hospitalizations (82 in ICU).
COVID-19 update
Through the Sept. 21 update, Reedley (including immediate surrounding rural areas) shows 4,484 cases (3,800 in the city proper) and 73 deaths; Parlier was at 3,178 (2,600 in city) cases with 41 deaths and Orange Cove had 1,600 (2,959 regional) cases and 13 deaths. Del Rey increased to 324 cases (975 in region) while Fowler had 1,378 cases (1,100 in the city) and 22 deaths through Sept. 21. Dunlap and Miramonte continued with 384 total cases on the new data surveillance website
Photos by Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
adjusted total of 60,695 confirmed cases (4,005 active, an increase of 302 for the week) of COVID-19 with 889 deaths and 160 people hospitalized (28 in ICU) as of Tuesday, Sept. 21. Breakdowns by cities/regions through Sept. 21 show 5,208 total cases in Dinuba, 1,760 in Orosi, 875 in Cutler, 321 in Traver, 88 in the rural area south of Reedley and 34 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through Sept. 21 (Fresno County's new dashboard surveillance has provided updates for regions rather than cities; and the first updates in weeks were reported last week), the Sanger region remains with the most total overall positive cases with 6,721 (4,900 in the city proper) and 67
A total of 55,801 people (91.9 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, Sept. 21.
LEFT: Tom Flores and his wife, Barbara, smiled and applauded when Sanger Mayor Eli Ontiveros unveiled the Tom Flores Boulevard sign that will adorn a renamed section of 7th Street during a celebration for the Sanger native and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach on Sept. 18. In the background is the mural of Flores that also was formally dedicated in his honor.
ABOVE: Crowds seated and standing lined dozens deep at the intersection of 7th and N streets on Sept. 18. Thousands of people turned out for the Tom Flores celebration event that evening. Space permitting, the Times will run ad- dition photos from the event in the Sept. 30 issue.
deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
through Sept. 21.
In Tulare County, there was an
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