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urging the Senate to take action on the Mod- ernization Act and also to support Dreamers in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) by making the executive order into legislated law.
The letter, addressed to California's Demo- cratic senators, Dianne Feinstein and Alex Pa- dilla, would push for the Senate to include pack- ing houses, processing facilities and cotton gins among others into definition of "agricul- ture." These important items were removed from the House of Rep- resentatives version of the Modernization Act that was passed earlier this year.
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The Swimming Les- sons program was de- signed to impact these findings. While pools may be avoidable, ar- eas that may not re- quire swimming like shores and lakes can be deceptive with sharp drop offs as a cause for drowning. During swimming lessons, city staff educate children and parents about such dangers.
“The Sierra Kings Health Care District looks forward to work- ing with the City of Reedley to continue to explore added strate- gies to keep our com- munity safe around
It was a move that upset Cunha and the league designed to pro- tect the rights of farm- ers and farmworkers at all levels.
"That has to stop. These are families, and you have to stop tearing apart families," he told the council.
Cunha also urged the council to support including Dreamers in- to the immigration law, protecting those from 2018-2020 who do not have a pathway to ap- plying for permanent citizenship. He said the league has heard from President Joe Biden, who told them he would sign the amended bill into law if passed.
Cunha told the coun- cil that the league has received the support of 22 cities in the letter.
Sierra Kings Health Care District / Photo Contributed
User-friendly signage and outreach materials pro- moting safety now are in place at Reedley Beach and Cricket Hollow Park.
pools and open water ways” said Chinayera Black Hardaman, Dis- trict CEO.
on Tuesday, Aug. 17, there had been 109,623 confirmed cases (26.1 percent positive rate in three weeks) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 1,460,351 tests in Fresno County, with 1,753 deaths and 314 hospitalizations (61 in ICU).
the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
surveillance data.
In Tulare County, there was an
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Through the Aug. 17 update, Reedley (including immediate surrounding rural areas) shows 4,454 cases (3,600 in the city proper) and 72 deaths; Parlier was at 2,970 (2,600 in city) cases with 41 deaths and Orange Cove had 1,600 (2,820 regional) cases and 13 deaths. Del Rey was at 315 cases (900 in region) while Fowler had 1,256 cases (1,100 in the city) and 22 deaths through Aug. 17. Dunlap and Miramonte had 316 total cases on the new data surveillance website through Aug. 17. The county no longer lists recoveries in its regular
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Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through Aug. 17 (Fresno County's new dashboard surveillance has provided updates for regions rather than cities; and no updates have been given for weeks), the Sanger region remains with the most total overall positive cases with 6,102 (4,700 in the city proper) and 67 deaths in data on
adjusted total of 52,002 confirmed cases (1,345 active, an increase of 247 for the week) of COVID-19 with 855 deaths and 126 people hospitalized as of Tuesday, Aug. 17. Breakdowns by cities/regions through Aug. 17 show 4,454 cases (More than 120 in the past three weeks) in Dinuba, 1,536 in Orosi, 772 in Cutler, 281 in Traver, 68 in the rural area south of Reedley and 24 in the rural area southeast of Orange Cove.
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the Kings Canyon Uni- fied School District and Immanuel Schools began on Aug. 11, and this week Parlier Uni- fied and Sanger Uni- fied School District are starting the school year. Students and staff are mandated to wear masks indoors in line with the counties' health guidelines.
On Aug. 17, the Visa- lia Unified School Dis- trict took action a step further. The district an- nounced that starting Aug. 18, masks were re- quired both indoors and outdoors at all VUSD schools and facilities during the school day. The restriction also will go into effect at all school functions (includ- ing extra- and co-curric- ular events and athlet- ics).
That would mean any
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A sign at Reedley College on Aug. 10 notified students and staff of two vaccine clinic events at the college. Por- tia Alexander of the Fresno County Department of Public Health said that 83 vaccine doses (66 Pfizer, 17 Johnson & Johnson) were administered to students and staff at the Aug. 10 RC event.
er to closer to 50 percent of the population having at least one shot. As of Aug. 17, 987,759 had re- ceived at least one dose and 429,376 had received final doses.
The Aug. 10 vacci- nation event at Reedley College saw 83 doses of either Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson shots admin- istered to students or staff, according to Portia Alexander of the Fresno County Department of Public Health. A second round of COVID shots will be administered at the college on Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Among Tulare County cities in the region, Di- nuba saw its total case count rise by 47 for the week, to 4,454. An es- timated 140-to-150 are active cases from the last three weeks, after a jump of 31 in four days. Orosi had 1,536 total cas- es while Cutler reported 772 total cases.
Reedley, Sanger, Dinuba or other MVT communi- ty athletic teams playing games or tournaments must bring masks along and adhere to the man- dated guidelines, even
for outdoor events. Regarding vaccina- tions, the numbers con- tinue to slowly increase in both Fresno and Tu- lare counties. Fresno County is creeping clos-
A total of 49,802 people (95.8percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, Aug. 17.
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