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Tulare Co. Library's Winter
Reading Challenge starts soon
As of the Tuesday, Dec. 7 update, there were 145,539 total cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) out of 2,003,751 tests in Fresno County, with 2,285 deaths and 186 people hospitalized (45 in ICU).
deaths. Del Rey continued to hold at 422 cases (1,287 in region) while the Fowler region had 1,726 cases (1,400 in the city) and 29 deaths through Nov. 30. Dunlap and Miramonte had a total case number of 590.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through Dec. 7, the Reedley region has amassed the most total overall positive cases with 9,744 (4,900 in the city proper) and 85 deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
In Tulare County, there was a total of 70,223 confirmed cases (880 active, a decrease of 147 for the week) of COVID-19 with 1,095 deaths and 78 people hospitalized (18 in ICU) as of Tuesday, Dec. 7. Breakdowns by cities/regions show 5,935 total cases in Dinuba, 1,969 in Orosi, 1,004 in Cutler, 375 in Traver, 124 in the rural area south of Reedley and 41 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
Through the Dec. 7 update, Sanger (including immediate surrounding rural areas) shows 9,556 cases (6,300 in the city) and 82 deaths; Parlier was at 3,400 cases (3,815 region) with 48 deaths and Orange Cove had 2,100 (3,694 regional) cases and 18
A total of 68,248 people (97.2 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, Dec. 7.
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been hot spots in some Mid Valley Times cov- erage regions. In Fresno County, once-lofty rates in the Lac Jac region west of Reedley and in southeast Sanger booth dipped below 30-day re- quirements to be listed as high risk per 10,000 residents. And there were no increases in any region that remained above the number, and most case instances were decreased levels.
For instance, in Reed- ley those levels dropped from 55 to 40 per 10,000 population in southwest Reedley, from 51 to 39 in southeast Reedley and from57to38intheru- ral area east of the city towars Wahtoke and Na- velencia.
There was a similar pattern of decline in Sanger, where the num- bers dropped from 56 to
40 in the northwest part ofthecity,39to34in southwest Sanger, 71 to 60 in the northeast and 36 to 28 per 10K north of Sanger heading toward Clovis and the foothills.
Parlier also saw one of the two portions of the city — south of town — dip below the 30-day requirement level of 25 cases per 10,000. In ad- dition, the northeastern portion of Orange Cove also dropped below that benchmark.
Numbers of tradi- tional COVID-19 cases including those with the Delta variant were growing at a slower pace. Fresno County hospitalizations for the week dropped from 205 to 186, and intensive care stays were down by eight. In Tulare County, those numbers stayed exactly the same as the Nov. 30 update, increas- ing or decreasing by no more than two patients.
As far as vaccinations went, Fresno County's numbers increased to 65.1 percent of residents 5 years or older having gotten at least one dose. In Tulare County, the number of fully vacci- nated residents reached nearly 47 percent by the start of this week.
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The Tulare County Library’s 3rd Annual Winter Reading Challenge begins later this month. The event is free for people of all ages.
The Winter Reading Challenge officially begins on Tuesday, Dec. 21 and runs for nearly four weeks. Reg- ister online through Beanstack or picking up a book mark reading log at any local branch library, including in Dinuba, Orosi-Cutler and London.
Complete the challenge by read- ing 300 minutes this winter and be entered to win prizes including Air Pods, Fire tablets, and gift cards,
thanks to the Friends of the Tulare County Library.
The Tulare County Library's read- ing challenges began going virtual because of the onset of the corona- virus pandemic in early 2020.
All minutes by readers must be logged by Friday, Jan. 14. The public can register for the Winter Reading Challenge at tularecountylibrary. beanstack.org.
Readers also can check out the library's official YouTube Channel, bit.ly/TCLibraryvideos, and Face- book page at www.facebook.com/ tularecountylibrary.org for Winter Reading challenge videos and more.
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