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and continued to see its new case numbers per 100,000 drop (now at 6.3 cases).
Vaccinations contin- uetoplayaroleinthe drop of positive cases. In Fresno County, num- bers showed more than 70,000 people received their first, second or sin- gle dose COVID shots in the week ending March 23. The total amount of people receiving shots is 323,429.
More vaccination sites are being estab- lished in the county, with the new Sanger location at the Sanger Commu- nity Center getting a strong and steady num- ber of people making ap- pointments and getting shots. The vaccinations also continue in Reedley
at Reedley College, and the process has moved into the college's gym area.
A high toll remains. Deaths in the region have climbed to 1,571 people in Fresno County (an increase of 36 for the week) while Tulare Coun- ty deaths surpassed the 800 mark at 801. In Tu- lare County, recoveries have climbed to 47,519, more than 92 percent of all those infected.
School districts con- tinue to take steps to- ward normal instruction status. Kings Canyon Unified School District (Reedley and Orange Cove) already have a large number of high school students back to on-campus learning, while Sanger Unified is beginning with a hy- brid instruction model this week. The model in-
cludes distance learning on Mondays and in-per- son instruction Tuesdays
through Fridays.
At the Dinuba Uni-
fied School District, test-
ing is taking place this week with high school students, with a planned
returned for on-campus instruction scheduled to go into effect the week of March 28-April 2.
High schools' ath- letic departments also are making adjustments to following the state of California and California Interscholastic Federa- tion state guidelines for competition with COV- ID-19 protocol. Dinuba, Reedley and Sanger high schools all plan to have season openers at their home fields on Friday, March 26. Orosi High will have its second football game, and home opener, also that night.
Fresno County's posi- tive COVID cases per city, including deaths, have been slow to update on the FCDPH site. The Times will continue to post the latest numbers released by Fresno and Tulare counties.
As of the most recent update on Tuesday, March 23, there had been 98,276 confirmed cases (3 percent positive rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 1,053,426 tests in Fresno County, with 1,571 deaths and 142 hospitalizations.
deaths. Del Rey was at 300 cases (900 in region) while Fowler had 1,244 cases (977 in the city) and 14 deaths through March 23. The region that includes Squaw Valley, Dunlap and Miramonte had 311 total cases on the new data surveillance website through March 23. The county announced that it will not list recoveries at this time to reallocate staff for new cases.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through March 23 (Fresno County's new dashboard surveillance is providing precise updates for regions rather than cities), the Sanger region continued with the most total overall positive cases with 6,102 (4,300 in the city proper) and 53 deaths according to the FCDPH website. Through the March 23 update, Reedley (including immediate surrounding rural areas) still was showing 4,411 cases (3,400 in the city proper) and 61 deaths; Parlier was listed at 2,957 (2,400 regional) cases with 33 deaths and Orange Cove had 1,500 (2,813 regional) cases and 12
In Tulare County, there were 48,878 total confirmed cases (558 active, down 131 for the week) of COVID-19 with 801 deaths and 41 hospitalized as of Tuesday, March 23. Breakdowns by cities/regions through March 16 show 4,133 cases (49 in the past three weeks) in Dinuba, 1,462 in Orosi, 746 in Cutler, 265 in Traver, 60 in the rural area south of Reedley and 22 in the rural area southeast of Orange Cove.
COVID-19 update
A total of 47,519 people (97.2 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of March 23.
Blue lights to
commemorate
a year of virus
The front entrance to Adventist Health-Reedley was illuminated in blue lights the evening of March 19 to mark the one-year anniver- sary of the California lockdown for COVID-19. At 8 p.m., the front exteriors of all four of Adventist Health in the Central Valley hospi- tals (Hanford, Reedley, Selma and Tulare) shined blue lights in tribute to the anniversary. All four hospi- tals have treated COVID-19 pa- tients. Also at 8 p.m., a moment of silence and prayer was shared via the hospitals’ overhead announce- ment for employees, providers and visitors.
Adventist Health in the Central Valley / Photo Contributed
Dinuba Fire Department conducts its annual weed abatement process
Contributed
The cty of Dinuba Fire Depart- ment will conducting its annual weed abatement process during the month of March.
This process is actually continu- ous and ongoing; however, in the summer months after the seasonal rains, overgrown vegetation, can lead to a hazardous situation on both vacant and occupied properties.
An assessment of properties with- in the city limits will be conducted over the next few weeks, and letters will be sent out explaining that prop- erty owners are in violation of one or more of the following code sections:
• 2019 California Fire Code 304 “Waste Accumulation Prohibited”
• 2019 California Fire Code 311
“Combustible Waste Material”
• Dinuba Municipal Chapter 9.18 “Abatement of Hazardous Weeds and
Rubbish”
These violations can be anything
from tall weeds/grass and litter, to furniture (couches, mattresses), and piles of debris. The letter requires that the violations be cleared within 30 days of receipt of the letter.
Last year, the Dinuba Fire Depart- ment responded to a total of 28 calls for service regarding fires involving grass, brush, rubbish, and trash.
The department's goal is to get those numbers reduced to provide a safer community for everyone. The fire department thanks residents for their continuous help in this en- deavor.
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