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As of the Tuesday, May 17 update, there were 234,055 total cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) out of 2,707,034 tests in Fresno County, with 2,759 deaths and 52 people hospitalized (6 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 17. 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.
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staff planned to request that the Housing Reha- bilitation Program guide- lines be updated to be consistent with the lat- est Housing and Urban Development require- ments. City staff also asked that the program be expanded to include owner-investors who
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state competition. The Land Judging team took second place, Meats and Light Horse placed third while the Poultry Judging team took fifth pace.
In addition, sev- eral RMCHS students earned awards in indi- vidual events.
wish to make improve- ments to rental units that are occupied by income- eligible renters.
Also on the agenda was an update on the Tulare County Region- al Transit Agency.
The next scheduled regular meeting of the Dinuba City Council is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at Dinuba City Hall, 405 E. El Monte Way.
""Overall, State Fi- nals allows our teams to compete and dem- onstrate their count- less hours of practiced skills and knowledge retained throughout the season," said Mar- tin Castro, the school's FFA advisor. "The con- clusion of this year's Career Development Event season was be- yond exceptional!"
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through May 17 (no recent updates), 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 106,601 confirmed cases (409 active, an increase of 144 for the week) of COVID-19 with 1,475 deaths and 14 people hospitalized (none in ICU) as of Tuesday, May 17. The breakdowns by cities/regions show 8,110 total cases in Dinuba, an adjusted 2,772 in Orosi, 1,403 in Cutler, 527 in Traver, 214 in the rural area south of Reedley and 61 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
Through May 17 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 104,717 people (98.2 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, May 17.
2.7 million total tests since the pandemic be- gan in early 2020.
With vaccinations lagging, some testing sites in the county are offering treatment un- der the centralized "Test
to Treat" model (see re- lated news release on Page A18).
The vaccination rate for Fresno County re- mained at 64.6 percent of total doses adminis- tered (according to the
state's vaccine website). The county website had not updated its own vac- cine numbers, still show- ing 611,993 residents fully vaccinated and 276,496 booster shots administered.
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COVID-19 'Test to Treat' services available
Sierra Kings receives $20K Cal Viva health grant
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As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Sierra Kings Health Care District was awarded a $20,000 grant from Cal Viva Health to aid in its commitment to pro- mote mental health services in Reedley, Parlier, and the surrounding areas. Cal Viva Health is one of only two locally managed MediCal providers that offers low-cost health insurance options for needy families.
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The Fresno County Depart- ment of Public Health is provid- ing residents another option to ad- dress COVID-19. Select local test- ing sites will now offer COVID-19 treatment services under the Test to Treat model.
The United States government launched the Test to Treat initia- tive as part of the federal govern- ment's National COVID-19 Pre- paredness Plan. Through this pro- gram, individuals can get tested for COVID-19, assessed by a med- ical provider, and (if appropriate) given prescription oral antiviral
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Mid Valley Times region cities in Tulare County have seen very little new active cases, and for the most part that trend continued for another week. But there was a jump in new ac- tive cases reported in Dinuba; nine in the past week.
Updates for commu- nities in Fresno County have not been released on the county's website since early this year, and the only semi-steady up- dates in regions have been the case incidence rates in zip code areas.
It's now nearing a month since all county areas in Reedley, Sanger, Orange Cove and Parlier have reported incidence rates below the mini- mum 25 level for record- keeping.
Testing numbers for COVID-19 in Fresno in- creased by nearly 20,000 for the week, surpassing
pills (Paxlovid or Molnupiravir) all in the same location.
“Test to treat means individu- als who seek COVID-19 testing services can be connected to treatment services sooner, which decreases the chances that per- son will end up in the hospital or die from COVID-19,” says Dr. Rais Vohra, Fresno County In- terim Health Officer. “Starting therapy early is key to decrease the health burden from this dis- ease.”
The test to treat model works by utilizing COVID-19 testing sites as a connection point for treatment. Services offered at
Test to Treat sites are intended to provide access for people with- out insurance or who are unable to obtain timely testing and treat- ment through their usual health- care provider. Services will be free of cost at OptumServe sites but individuals should ask about fees when calling non-Optum- Serve Test to Treat sites.
The FCDPH would like to re- mind residents that COVID-19 treatments are not a substitute for COVID-19 vaccines.
For information on local CO- VID-19 vaccine sites and testing locations, go online to fcdph.org/ testtotreat.
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