Coronavirus update, April 18: Stanislaus cases soar; farmers can get federal aid
Here is the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as it relates to Stanislaus County:
Latest facts on COVID-19 tests in Modesto area
Stanislaus County remained at four deaths Friday. It reported that 206 people have now tested positive for the virus and 2,974 have tested negative. Forty-nine people have been hospitalized, and 92 have recovered.
Of those who tested positive, 111 are male and 95 female. Nine are 17 or younger, 114 are between 18 and 49, 47 are between 50 and 64, and 36 are 65 or older.
Modesto has 79 of the positive cases, 35 are in unincorporated areas, 27 are in Ceres, 17 are in Patterson, 15 are in Turlock, nine are in Riverbank, eight are in Newman, seven are in Waterford, and five are in Oakdale. The other cases were not reported by city because of medical privacy rules regarding smaller cities.
- San Joaquin County has 17 COVID-19-related deaths among 398 cases.
- Merced County is at 85 cases, with three deaths. Of those who tested positive, 48 are female and 37 male. Three are 17 or younger, 55 are between 18 and 49, 20 are between 50 and 64, and seven are 65 or older. The cities where a breakdown was provided include Los Banos with 32 cases, Merced with 16, Gustine with seven, Atwater with six and Delhi with six.
- Tuolumne County has two cases and no deaths.
- Mariposa County has no cases.
As of Saturday morning, there were 29,425 confirmed cases in California and 1,057 deaths, according to the Los Angeles Times. There were 701,396 U.S. cases and 32,985 deaths, according to the New York Times.
Here is the state tracker.
Stanislaus tops 200 cases
Stanislaus County confirmed an additional 19 coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the total to 206 residents who have tested positive. Read Ken Carlson’s story.
Modesto businessman has advice
So what can we do to show our humanity in this world-changing time? Start simple, with “love our neighbor.” Read David Boring’s guest comment.
Safeway: No threat at Tracy site
Safeway says there is no threat from food or packaging shipped from its Tracy distribution center after a worker from Turlock died from coronavirus and 51 others working there were infected. Read the Sacramento Bee story.
Kaepernick pitches in
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is helping to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The Turlock product announced that he would be donating $100,000 to the Know Your Rights Camp COVID-19 Relief Fund. Read Julian A. Lopez’s story
Around the San Joaquin Valley, California, U.S.
The Trump administration is preparing to release $19 billion in aid to help farms and related industries to weather the economic harm caused by the coronavirus outbreak, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said late Friday.
They’ve been labeled an essential business in much of California and have stayed open during the coronavirus pandemic. But California’s car dealers are struggling to get buyers into their showrooms.
California is now allowing food trucks to sell meals to truck drivers at state highway rest areas to increase the number of convenient food options available and ensure the supply chain of food and other needed products isn’t impeded during the coronavirus pandemic.
This story was originally published April 18, 2020 at 7:38 AM with the headline "Coronavirus update, April 18: Stanislaus cases soar; farmers can get federal aid."
