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itivity number dropped to 29.8 percent as of Feb. 1. New daily cases per 100,000 population increased only slightly, from 223.9 to 228.9.
The spike in cases for much of the month had led to occasional daily delays in updates on the Fresno County Depart- ment of Public Health's website, and normal Monday updates usual- ly showed eye-popping jumps in numbers. Total number of cases, featur- ing all strains including the more recent Omi- cron variant, surpassed the 200,000 milestone.
The good news was that active 30-day rate daily numbers dropped from 17,270 at the start of the week to just more than 15,000. Vaccina- tion numbers in Fresno County also increased to 1,547,109, with 586,003 residents fully vacci- nated as of the Jan. 31 update. There also had been 213,668 booster shots administered.
Obituaries
Pete Torres Jr.
Pete Torres Jr. of Di- nuba died Jan. 27. He was 88.
Mr. Torres, an Army veteran, worked as a manager at Ford.
He is survived by one son, three daugh- ters, 11 grandchildren, six great-grandchil- dren, one brother and two sisters.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at Liv- ing Word Fellowship in Dinuba. Burial will fol- low at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel is han- dling the arrangements.
Tulare County's total case numbers surpassed 90,000 for the week, in- creasing to 94,172 by Feb. 1. The active case numbers grew by 1,500 up to the weekend, but then began ticking down. The Feb. 1 active numbers dropped back to 14,299, an increase of
Elias Villegas
Elias Villegas of Or- ange Cove died Jan. 25 at his home. He was 87.
Mr. Villegas worked as a foreman of fruit picking crews.
He is survived by his wife, Maria Siria Villegas of Orange Cove; two sons, three daughters, 12 grand- children and 21 great- grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at Dop- kins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. A graveside service will follow at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
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just 167 for the week. There were 17 more deaths (up to 1,240), and hospitalizations jumped by 13 to 171.
Tulare County cities in the Mid Valley Times coverage region contin- ue to move upward, but the growth was slowing. While Dinuba increased
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former South Method- ist and North Methodist churches federated in October 1916.
The 9th and P site al- so is the location where the original South Meth- odist church was built in 1890.
On Sunday, Feb. 13, a 10 a.m. service will be held at the church to rededicate the building. The church has been designated a Historical Landmark (No. 179) in Fresno County.
The public is invited to both events, and face masks are required for attendees. For more in- formation, contact the church at 875-3015.
by 438 cases for the week, the 31 new cases on Feb. 1 was the small- est of any reported day, and more than 100 be- low the single-day jump on Jan. 25.
Orosi and Cutler also saw the jump in num- bers level off to stable increases. By week's
end, Orosi reported just nine new cases on Feb. 1, nearly 60 less than a single day report a week earlier. Cutler's case numbers grew by almost 100 for the week, but only three new cases were reported on Feb. 1.
The latest Omicron variant led by an larger increase in case numbers in rural Tulare County areas outside Reedley and Orange Cove. Cases southeast and south of Reedley increased by 13 for the week, and ru- ral areas outside Orange Cove affected two more people, To the south, the rural community of Trav- er added 22 cases for the week.
The Tulare County Department of Health website had not up- dated full vaccination numbers online for nearly two weeks. The site's website on Feb. 1 still showed 270,558 fully vaccinated (49.3 percent). The state's numbers for the coun- ty showed that 595,392 shots had been admin- istered through Jan. 31.
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"I was surrounded by leaders who taught me how to be confident in myself and how to design, plan and exe- cute school events that I would have never imagined leading," she said.
Arielle has served on student council, ASB and leadership and has volunteered more than 200 hours. She also helped create and as- sist in events such as Harvest Festival and worked for eight years with a local nonprofit. She also recently was accepted as an intern at Kaweah Delta Health Clinic in Dinuba.
A 4.0 student, Oro- zco has been on the honor roll for six se- mesters and earned CSF recognition. She has been Emperor/Stu- dent of the Month, and her athletic endeavors include two years of varsity tennis.
COVID-19 by the numbers
As of the Tuesday, Feb. 1 update, there were 210,589 total cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) out of 2,366,260 tests in Fresno County, with 2,464 deaths and 601 people hospitalized (98 in ICU).
Del Rey was at an updated 449 cases (1,287 in region) while the Fowler region had 1,726 cases (1,500 in the city) and an updated 32 deaths through Feb. 1. Squaw Valley (an updated 231 cases), Dunlap and Miramonte had a total case number of 590.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through Feb. 1, the Reedley region continued with the most total overall positive cases with 9,744 (an updated 5,200 in the city proper), and 91 deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
In Tulare County, there was a total of 94,172 confirmed cases (14,299 active, an increase of 267 for the week) of COVID-19 with 1,238 deaths and 158 people hospitalized (17 in ICU) as of Tuesday, Feb. 1. The breakdowns by cities/regions show 7,576 total cases in Dinuba, 2,575 in Orosi, 1,308 in Cutler, 487 in Traver, 185 in the rural area south of Reedley and 50 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
Through Feb. 1 with no recent updates, Sanger (including immediate surrounding rural areas) continued to show 9,556 cases (an updated 6,900 in the city) and 87 deaths; Parlier was at 3,600 cases (3,815 region) with 49 deaths and Orange Cove had 2,200 (3,694 regional) cases and 20 deaths.
A total of 78,633 people (83.5 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, Feb. 1.
ABOVE: The church official- ly is Fresno County Histori- cal Landmark No. 179.
UPPER RIGHT: Construction of the First United Method- ist Church of Sanger build- ing in 1921 is pictured.
RIGHT: An undated historic shot of the building.
Photos Courtesy of First United Methodist Church of Sanger
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program; and approve items pertaining to the George Cox and city's potable water project.
After discussion on both item, the council unanimously approved the two items along with the remainder of the co- nent agenda.
In action items, the council approved plans to apply for a Clean California Local Grant, and approved a second reading to change zone application and the zon- ing map.
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