Coronavirus update, May 2: Stanislaus adds testing sites; protests air two issues
Here is the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as it relates to Stanislaus County:
Latest facts on COVID-10 testing in Modesto area
Stanislaus County deaths remained at 13 Friday. A total of 380 people have tested positive for the virus. Another 5,415 tested negative. Eighty-two people have been hospitalized, and 248 have recovered.
Of those who tested positive, 50% are male and 50% female. Five percent are 20 or younger, 10% are 21 to 30, 21% are 31 to 40, 21% are 41 to 50, 20% are 51 to 60, 10% are 61 to 70, 8% are 71 to 80, 4% are 81 to 90, and one is older than 90.
Modesto has 104 of the positive cases, 100 are in Turlock, 57 are in unincorporated areas, 39 are in Patterson, 38 are in Ceres, 12 are in Riverbank, 11 are in Newman, seven are in Waterford, six are in Oakdale, and five are in Hughson.
- San Joaquin County has 25 COVID-19-related deaths among 557 cases.
- Merced County is at 136 cases, with three deaths. Of those who tested positive, 80 are female and 56 male. Four are 17 or younger, 78 are between 18 and 49, 30 are between 50 and 64, and 24 are 65 or older.
- Tuolumne County has four cases and no deaths. The county has tested 577 people.
- Mariposa County has 13 cases, none fatal. The county has tested 140 people.
As of Friday evening, there were 52,237 confirmed cases in California and 2,134 deaths, according to the Los Angeles Times. There were about 1.1 million U.S. cases and 64,897 deaths, according to the New York Times.
Here is the state tracker.
Testing comes to Keyes, Patterson
Starting Monday, two more public testing sites will be open in Stanislaus County for people who have signs of COVID-19 illness. Keyes and Patterson are part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to put more than 80 coronavirus testing sites in rural areas of California. Read Ken Carlson’s story.
Wrenching choice with newborns
The decision to separate newborns from their primary caregiver, usually the mother, can be psychologically traumatic for the infants and parents amid coronavirus. But, it’s a decision being demanded by the pandemic. Read Dr. Chrisanna Mink’s story.
Nurses rally over protective gear
Nurses in Stanislaus County joined in a national protest Friday calling for better protective gear while treating coronavirus patients. Read John Holland’s story.
Modesto protest urges reopening
Demonstrators brought signs and American flags to a Modesto sidewalk Friday to protest the stay at-home order and urge government officials to open non-essential businesses. Read Julian A. Lopez’s story.
Modesto boosts business, other aid
Modesto has an additional $500,000 to lend to small businesses reeling from the new coronavirus and will spend several hundred thousand more dollars helping others — including tenants who can’t pay their rent, nonprofits and homeless shelters. Read Kevin Valine’s story.
Around California, United States
In the depths of a global pandemic that’s killed more than 235,000 people worldwide and at least 63,000 in the U.S., Americans have found no shortage of lawsuits to file. If anything, the coronavirus seems to have exacerbated the country’s collective list of courtroom grievances. Read the story here.
In the most intense protest yet against California’s stay-at-home order, demonstrators crowded the Capitol on Friday and scuffled with California Highway Patrol officers who had ordered them to disperse.
The U.S. Department of Education is continuing to garnish people’s wages for student loan debts during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
This story was originally published May 2, 2020 at 6:54 AM.
