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Adventist Health will
provide COVID mobile
care units in rural cities
COVID-19 update
Contributed Report
For many community mem- bers, the ability to visit the nearest healthcare facility or pharmacy to receive the CO- VID-19 vaccine or a regular health check-up, isn’t easy due to transportation issues or oth- er barriers. But with Adven- tist Health’s Mobile Care Unit, healthcare providers are mak- ing it convenient to receive the vaccine by hitting the road several times a week to visit rural cities across the Central Valley.
A team, consisting of an Adventist Health Community Well-being director, medical assistant, licensed vocational nurse and provider, are mak- ing stops in Mid Vallley Times region cities Dinuba, Reedley and Orange Cove — along with Selma, Tulare, Avenal, Hanford and Laton — to administer the COVID-19 vaccine and to pro- vide health screenings, such as blood pressure and blood sugar checks. Some of the community members who are benefiting from the convenience include the homeless and parents who
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Friday, October 1
• A subject check at 1:59 a.m. in the 1000 block of F Street resulted in an arrest for nar- cotics possession and an out- standing warrant.
• A subject check at 7:22 a.m. at Manning and Lac Jac ave- nues resulted in an arrest for an outstanding warrant.
• Vehicle theft was reported
prefer the convenience over visiting a medical office.
The goal is to eventually expand the Mobile Care Unit team, services and locations.
The Mobile Care Unit was made possible through funding from the Central Valley Health Foundation and community supporters.
Here are the dates, times and locations where the Ad- ventist Health team and Mo- bile Care Unit will be in the month of October:
• Friday, Oct. 8, 4-6 p.m., Monson-Sultana Elementary School, 10643 Avenue 416, Di- nuba
• Monday, Oct, 11, 3-5 p.m., Reedley Middle College High School, 995 N. Reed Ave., Reedley
• Wednesday, Oct. 20, 3-6 p.m., Orange Cove Citrus Mid- dle School, 1400 Anchor Ave., Orange Cove
• Friday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m.– 12:30 p.m., Selma Salazar Com- munity Center, 1800 Sheridan St., Selma
More information is avail- able by calling Valeria Alvarez at 559-537-0090.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through Oct. 5 (Fresno County's new dashboard surveillance has provided updates for regions rather than cities; and no numbers updates were received in recent weeks), the Sanger region remains with the most total overall positive cases with 6,721 (4,900 in the
Through the Oct. 5 update, Reedley (including immediate surrounding rural areas) still 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. 27. Dunlap and Miramonte continued with 384 total cases on the new data
In Tulare County, there were a total of 62,819 confirmed cases (2,687 active, a decrease of 693 for the week) of COVID- 19 with 912 deaths and 161 people hospitalized (28 in ICU) as of Tuesday, Oct. 5. Breakdowns by cities/regions through Oct. 5 show 5,384 total cases in Dinuba, 1,813 in Orosi, 914 in Cutler, 342 in Traver, 89 in the rural area south of Reedley and 38 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
423,585 initial doses having been given. In Fresno Coun- ty, those receiving their final doses had surpassed the 490,000 mark, and per- centage of county popula- tion having received a shot creeping toward 55 percent.
Last week, Adventist Health announced a series of mobile units will be com- ing to rural towns and cities in the region to boost vac- cine numbers (see accom- panying story on Page A10).
• A subject check at 6:32 p.m. in the 1300 block of East Man- ning Avenue resulted in an ar- rest for an outstanding war- rant.
• A disturbance reported at 10:01 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Klein Avenue resulted in the arrest of one person.
• A vehicle stop at 10:32 p.m. at Reed and Olson avenues resulted in the arrest of the driver for a probation viola- tion.
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at 7:44 a.m. in the 1200 block of 12th Street. The vehicle was recovered at a later time. • A subject check at 1:42 p.m. at North and F streets re- sulted in an arrest for an out- standing warrant.
Saturday, October 2
• A vehicle stop at 3:14 a.m. at Manning and Reed avenues resulted in the arrest of the driver for narcotics posses- sion and a probation violation.
• A resident in the 900 block of North Hemlock Avenue was issued a citation at 7:51 p.m. for loud music.
• A vehicle stop at 8:18 p.m. at Frankwood and Cypress av- enues resulted in the arrest of the driver for suspected DUI. • A subject check at 9:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of East Man- ning Avenue resulted in an ar- rest for an outstanding war- rant.
• A vehicle stop at 11:53 p.m.
at 11th Street and East Av- enue resulted in the arrest of the driver for an outstanding warrant.
Sunday, October 3
• A resident in the 900 block of North Hemlock Avenue was issued a second citation at 2:21 a.m. for loud music.
• A subject check at 1 p.m. in the 1100 block of F Street re- sulted in an arrest for narcot- ics possession.
As of the most recent update as of Tuesday, Oct. 5, there had been 129,665 confirmed cases (26.2 daily cases per 10,000 population) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 1,734,888 tests in Fresno County, with 1,978 deaths and 284 hospitalizations (62 in ICU).
city proper) and 67 deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
surveillance website through Oct. 5.
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In Tulare County, there remained some sharp in- creases in overall numbers. Total cases in Dinuba grew by 80 (more than 11 per day) to 5,384. Those weekly numbers also grew by 36 in Orosi, by 12 in Cutler and by seven in Traver.
But overall, the outlook is better, particularly in ac- tive cases. That number was
at 3,380 on Sept. 28, but had dipped by nearly 700 to 2,687 by Oct. 5. The new case rate per 100K also dropped from 41.1 to 32.4 by early this week. Recoveries from the virus also crept back above the 94 percent level.
Deaths in the county from the pandemic for the week in- creased by 36, to 1,978.
The number of fully vac- cinated in Tulare County climbed to 232,961 (41.1 percent) as of Oct. 4, with
A total of 59,220 people (94.3 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, Oct. 5.
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