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cation hasn't been made official, although there was speculation that the Save Mart Center in Fresno could be that site.
Meanwhile, smaller vaccine clinics were taking place. On Feb. 9
in Orange Cove, more than 500 people who made appointments waited in line to enter the Community Center to receive shots dur- ing a clinic hosted by the partnership of St.
George T. Molina looked away as he received a COVID-19 vaccine shot from Megab Stelfox, a Fresno State nursing student, during a vac- cinationevent Feb. 9 at the Community Center in Orange Cove. More than 500 people, consisting
of seniors and agricul- tural workers who made appointments, received shots at the five-hour clinic.
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Agnes Medical Center, the Fresno State Mobile Unit and the Fresno County Department of Public Health. Joaquin Arambula, 31st District Assembly Member, also was present helping to
coordinate the clinic. This particular clinic provided free shots to county residents above age 65 and agricultural workers who made ap- pointments in advance. Those receiving shots waited patiently outside the Community Center, then after signing in wait- ed in chairs set up inside the main auditorium be-
fore getting their shots. On the education front, Kings Canyon Unified School District (Reedley, Orange Cove, Dunlap) were continu- ing the bulk of its teach- ing as distance learning, with a total of 1,282 stu- dents (mostly elemen- tary) doing on-campus
learning. At Reedley High, just 27 students had any type of on-cam- pus connection while the rest were distance learn- ing.
At Sanger Unified, all students were in ei- ther a hybrid or distance learning environment. That included all 3,305 Sanger High students continuing with distance learning only. Washing- ton Academic Middle School also was all dis- tance learning, while all elementary schools were on a hybrid schedule.
Tulare County schools also were primarily dis- tance learning as the county remained in the purple tier.
REEDLEY
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DINUBA
First Lutheran Church an LCMS congregation
961 E. Elizabeth Way, Dinuba, CA 93618 • Phone: (559) 591-0375
9:45 Bible Study • 10:30 Worship
Jesus said, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit...fruit that lasts” (John 15:16) In response, First Lutheran Church holds values of Bible Centered Preaching and Teaching, Strong Families, and Godly Servant Leadership. A church where God gives and we receive.
SANGER
CHURCH OF CHRIST
1518 Cherry Street (Corner of “P” Street) Sanger, CA 93657
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This year’s “State of Tobacco Control” report from the American Lung Association grades fed- eral and state efforts to reduce tobacco use and calls for meaningful policies that will prevent and reduce tobacco use and save lives. The re- port released on Jan. 27 finds that California had mixed grades on its ef- forts to reduce and pre- vent tobacco use, includ- ing e-cigarettes.
Tobacco use remains the nation’s leading cause of preventable death and disease, tak- ing an estimated 480,000 lives every year. Much like COVID-19, tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure dispro-
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portionately impacts certain communities, including communi- ties of color, LGTBQ+ Americans and persons of lower income. To ad- dress this critical public health threat, “State of Tobacco Control” pro- vides a roadmap for the federal and state policies needed to prevent and reduce tobacco use.
This year’s 19th an- nual report finds that in 2021 California can take action to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco products in order to sup- port public health and save lives. The need for California to take action to protect youth from all tobacco products, includ- ing e-cigarettes, is more urgent than ever, with the youth vaping epi- demic continuing. With 1 in 5 teens vaping, our children are becoming the next generation ad- dicted to tobacco. Youth vaping and tobacco use
overall is largely driv- en by flavored tobacco products, and our 19th annual report has added a new state grade calling for policies to end the sale of all flavored to- bacco products, includ- ing menthol cigarettes, flavored e-cigarettes and flavored cigars.
“In California, our high school tobacco use rate is 12.7 percent. The surge in youth vaping combined with the fact that smoking increases the chance of severe COVID-19 symptoms, make it more important than ever for California to implement the prov- en measures outlined in ‘State of Tobacco Con- trol’ to prevent and re- duce tobacco use,” said Erica Costa, American Lung Association advo- cacy director.
The 19th annual “State of Tobacco Con-
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Seniors age 65 and older and agriculture workers who made appointments sat and waited their turn to receive CO- VID-19 vaccinations during a Fresno County Vaccine Clinic on Feb. 9 at the Community City Center in Orange Cove. There was no charge for vaccines at the clinic; a partnership of Saint Agnes MedicalCenter, the Fresno State Mobile Unit and the Fresno County Department of Public Health along with Assembly Member Joaquin Arambula.
In Tulare County, there were 46,382 total confirmed cases (2,059 active) of COVID-19 with 661 deaths and 121 hospitalized as of Tuesday, Feb. 9. Breakdowns by cities/regions through Feb. 9 show 3,950 cases in Dinuba, 1,371 in Orosi, 726 in Cutler, 235 in Traver, 57 in the rural area south of Reedley and 20 in the rural area southeast of Orange Cove.
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news. According to the Fresno County DPH CO- VID metrics page, the general positivity rate had fallen to 9.7 percent. The county needs to get cases per 100,000 people to below 7 percent to come out of the purple (widespread) tier.
A key to keeping CO- VID numbers declining has been the ability for Central Valley residents to get vaccinated. The region received good news from the state on Feb.8, when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that vaccination pushes will include establishing a large distribution site in the Fresno area. The lo-
A total of 43,662 people (94.1 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Feb. 9.
COVID-19 update
Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through Feb. 5 (the Fresno County dashboard page is under construction until early 2021), Sanger continues to have the most total overall positive cases with 4,041. Through the Feb. 5 unofficial printed update, Reedley is at 3,184 cases; Parlier was listed with 2,330 cases and Orange Cove had 1,408 cases. Del Rey was at 289 cases while Fowler had 894 cases through Feb. 5. Squaw Valley and Dunlap had 46 and six total positive cases, respectively, through its last update on Dec. 29. The county announced on its website that it will not list recoveries at this time to reallocate staff for new cases.
As of the most recent update on Tuesday, Feb. 9, there had been 91,430 confirmed cases (no active update) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 732,189 tests in Fresno County, with 1,258 deaths and 378 hospitalized.
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