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VIRUS
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from Fresno and Tulare counties.
The seven-day aver- age of active cases for Fresno County nearly doubled — from 890 to 1,514 — during last week's reporting period between May 17 and 24. The new daily case per 100,000 in population in- creased from 9.4 to 14.5, and the general positiv- ity rate grew from 5.5 to 8.2 percent.
Active COVID cases in Tulare County for the week jumped by 323, from 409 to 732. New daily cases grew from 4.6 per 100,000 to 8.8, and the positivity rate climbed from 3 percent to 5.2 percent.
Hospitalizations from COVID were on the rise in both counties. There were an additional 19 pa- tients (71 total) in Fresno County and an added 10 (to 27 total) in Tulare County. Still, there were no intensive care pa- tients in Tulare County and just eight in Fresno County.
The week's data from Tulare County showed that there were an ad- ditional 25 cases to the
TRACK Continued from page A9
Also just missing out on state qualifying was Apaches sopho- more Atianna Mar- quez, who extended her own PR and school re- cord mark of 11 feet, 3 inches in the girls pole vault. That was the third best mark, but Morro Bay's Ava Bur- ton advanced to state based on fewer misses.
Sanger senior Chidera Agtina fin- ished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the long jump (21-11) and triple jump (43-6.75). He came up less than two inches short from making the state field in the long jump. Ninth place finishers for Sanger were Chad Wilson (pole vault) and Myles Nicacio (3200).
Dinuba High sopho- more Julian Martinez placed sixth in the boys discus with a PR of 165- 1, while Reedley's Lind- say Lunsford finished 12th in the girls triple jump in 33-11. Sanger's girls 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams placed sev- enth and ninth, respec- tively.
total number for Dinuba, many of therm active. Orosi and Cutler had an additional five and two news cases reported, and Traver reported its first new case of the vi- rus in three weeks.
Vaccination num- bers still were rising at a slow rate. California's data showed that Fresno County's numbers grew by just a tenth of a per- cent, to 64.7, and Tulare County increased from 57.1 to 77.2 percent fully
PREPS
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twice in the fifth inning, and the Apaches cut the deficit to 8-6 in the sixth before falling short. Sanger outhit Hanford, 10-8.
Dinuba High entered the playoffs on a good run by winning four of five games, and then gave top-seeded Liberty- Madera Ranchos a battle on May 17 before falling by a 12-10 score to close out the season with a 10- 19 record.
The Emperors col- lected eight hits off of the Hawks, but couldn't overcome a 14-hit attack (including nine extra- base hits) by the hosts.
One other area team, Orange Cove, partici- pated in the Division VI playoffs but dropped its opener in Delano bya3-1scoretoNo.2 Chavez High. The Titans finished with a 13-14 re- cord.
SOFTBALL Reedley, Dinuba and Sanger drop openers
Reedley, Dinuba and Sanger all dropped their section first round play- offs matchups on May 18 — all on the road.
vaccinated.
The Los Angeles
Times reported ob May 22 that the Central Val- ley was among the re- gions of the state were cases had doubled in number. Other regions that saw case loads dou- ble were in Riverside and Santa Barbara coun- ties along with the Sili- con Valley in Northern California. In addition, Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura counties in Southern California had
numbers increase by about 85 percent.
The most recent statewide increase was at 63 percent; bringing the case rate to 231 for every 100,000 residents according to the LA Times.
At the same time, hospitalizations have remained lower state- wide in the last month, and there is no strain on hospitals in Los Ange- les County and the Bay Area.
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warrants in the 1000 block of Faller Av- enue.
• Officers made an ar- rest for suspected do- mestic violence in the 1400 block of Faller Avenue.
• A sex offense was re- ported in the 2800 block of Geary Avenue.
• Officers investigated a report of domestic vi- olence in the 3000 block of Palm Avenue.
• A sex offense was reported in the 20000 block of Goodfellow Avenue.
• An injury traffic col- lision was reported in
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The cemetery was able to host a Veterans Day event last November.
This year's spe- cial speaker is Rosalie Ware, Gold Star mother who will pale a wreath in honor of her son, Carl Ware Jr.
People are encour- aged to bring a lawn chair. The cemetery is located at 42088 Road 100 east of Dinuba.
the 1900 block of Jen- sen Avenue.
Sunday, May 22
There were 80 calls for service and one traf- fic citation was issued. • Petty theft was re- ported in the 800 block of Hoag Avenue.
• Officers made an ar- rest for suspected do- mestic violence in the 1700 block of Acacia Avenue.
• A lost/found property report was filed in the 2600 block of Jensen Avenue.
• Officers made an ar- rest for suspected do- mestic violence in the 1700 block of DeWitt Avenue.
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Finally, Sanger Cem-
etery will be the scene of the annual Memorial Day Observance at 11 a.m. in the central area of the cemetery, 605 S. Rainbow Ave. northeast of Sanger.
The event is spon- sored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7168, American Vet- erans (AMVETS) Post #98, American Legion Post #23 and the Sanger Veterans Network.
matchup in top-seeded Hanford High. While the Apaches managed five hits off pitcher Lilly Garcia, the hard- throwing Bullpups ace registered 10 strikeouts and capitalized on a pair of double plays to shut out the visitors by a 2-0 score.
Garcia also provided the big hit for her team with a two-run single in the third inning. The Apaches' Layla Torres finished with a complete game effort, scattering seven hits and striking out five while walking three. Catcher Kiarra Cueva had two hits for Sanger.
Two other MVT re- gion teams were in the playoffs. Fourth-seed- ed Immanuel (13-13) dropped a 3-2 decision to Fresno Christian in a Division V first round game May 18, while in DVI play Parlier (11-12) defeated Mendota 7-3 on May 17 before losing in the quarterfinals at home by a 10-1 score to Nipomo on May 20.
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As of the Tuesday, May 24 update, there were 235,569 total cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) out of 2,728,418 tests in Fresno County, with 2,763 deaths and 71 people hospitalized (8 in ICU).
482 cases (1,287 in region) while the Fowler region had 1,726 cases (1,700 in the community) and a continued 32 deaths through May 24. Squaw Valley (231 cases), Dunlap and Miramonte continued with a total case number of 590. The county has not done an update to these numbers for months.
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through May 24 (no updates for weeks), the Reedley region still has the most overall positive cases with 9,744 (5,600 in the city proper), and 95 deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
In Tulare County, there were 107,084 confirmed cases (732 active, an increase of 323 for the week) of COVID-19 with 1,482 deaths and 26 people hospitalized (none in ICU) as of Tuesday, May 24. The breakdowns by cities/regions show 8,135 total cases in Dinuba, an adjusted 2,777 in Orosi, 1,405 in Cutler, 528 in Traver, 214 in the rural area south of Reedley and 61 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
Through May 24 with no region updates, Sanger (including immediate adjacent rural areas) still shows 9,556 cases (the figure includes 7,500 in the city) and 91 deaths; Parlier stood at 3,800 cases (3,815 region) with 52 deaths and Orange Cove had 2,300 (3,694 regional) cases and 20 deaths. Del Rey was at an updated
A total of 104,870 people (97.9 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, May 24.
COVID-19 update
Exeter High's Rubin Ruiz slid safely into third base as Immanuel's Trevor Piek applied a high tag during the Eagles' 6-4 victory over the Monarchs on May 19 in the Division V section quarterfinals.
The NYL champion Pirates (21-7-1) drew the No. 10 seed in Division III and scored in their first two at-bats before dropping a 4-2 decision at Tulare Union High. Reedley managed seven hits, but the Tribe col- lected 10 hits including two with two RBI from Megan Melson.
Reedley posted per- fect 10-0 league record and entered the postsea- son on a 15-game win-
ning streak.
Dinuba, which en-
tered the season as reigning Division II sec- tion champions, also was a hot heading into the DIII playoffs this year having won five of six. But the Lady Emps ran into a hot Garces team. losing 10-5 in Bakers- field to finish with a 17- 11 record.
Angelina Alcala and Danielle Munoz each drove in two runs with
Julian Ramirez
Dinuba High Track
and Field
Dinuba High's Julian Ramirez uncorked a personal record throw of 165 feet, 1 inch in the discus
to take sixth place at the Central Section Masters Meet at Buchanan High in Clovis on May 21. The sophomore captured the Central Sequoia League championship earlier this month, and also was the team's top shot put specialist.
Munoz finishing with three hits including a pair of doubles. Liberty collected 11 hits off two Dinuba pitchers.
Sanger (16-13) fin- ished in third place in the Country Metro Ath- letic Conference stand- ings, but drew a tough Division II opening
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