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More from graduations in Reedley, Dinuba
ABOVE LEFT: John Campbell, Kings County Unified School District superintendent, addressed the graduates. ABOVE RIGHT: Some of the Reedley High School graduates with the Class of 2022 listened to speakers during
graduation ceremonies on May 26.
the graduation ceremonies at Reedley High Stadium on May 26.
RIGHT: Dinuba High Class of 2022 senior battled windy conditions as they entered the football stadium for the
VIRUS
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stayed stable for the first two reports of the week, but then jumped by 12 patients for the May 31 update. How- ever, there were three fewer patients in inten- sive care, although the death total for the week increased by eight.
Hospitalizations in Tulare County, con- versely actually de- clined for the week, dipping from 27 as of May 24 down to 17 for the May 31 update. That could be a sign of new strains of the virus be- ing of a less serious na- ture, with fewer major symptoms putting peo-
ple into the hospital. New case numbers grew in every Tulare County city in the Mid Valley Times region, led by 34 additional cases in the city of Dinuba. Orosi had a jump of four cases for the week, Cutler in- creased by two, while rural areas outside Reedley and in Traver increased by two. The only area with no new cases was the unincor- porated region around
Orange Cove.
The most notable
new COVID patient to report this week was California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who tested positive just days after he was reported to have received a second boost- er shot.
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ter, kicks off with a Friday Night Down- town Cruise Night Show & Shine from 5 to 9 p.m. on June 10. Registration for that event begins at 3 p.m.
On Saturday, June 11, the Car Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rose Ann Vuich Park, 655 East El Monte Way. Registration for the show runs from 7 to 10 a.m.
There will be live music, shopping, raf- fles, a Friday night beer garden and more. For more information, call (559) 591-2707.
Danny Jimenez / Photos Contributed Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
As of the Tuesday, May 31 update, there were 236,250 total cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) out of 2,736,641 tests in Fresno County, with 2,764 deaths and 78 people hospitalized (7 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 31. 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 31 (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 107,928 confirmed cases (1,199 active, an increase of 467 for the week) of COVID-19 with 1,490 deaths and 17 people hospitalized (none in ICU) as of Tuesday, May 31. The breakdowns by cities/regions show 8,169 total cases in Dinuba, an adjusted 2,781 in Orosi, 1,407 in Cutler, 530 in Traver, 216 in the rural area south of Reedley and 61 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
Through May 31 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 105,239 people (97.5 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, May 31.
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