Coronavirus update, May 3: Stanislaus County food demand up; death toll rises
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 increased to 14 on Saturday. A total of 400 people have tested positive for the virus. Another 6,086 tested negative. Eighty-three people have been hospitalized, and 252 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 109 of the positive cases, 107 are in Turlock, 58 are in unincorporated areas, 41 are in Ceres, 39 are in Patterson, 12 are in Riverbank, 11 are in Newman, seven are in Waterford, six are in Oakdale and Hughson and fewer than five are in Stanislaus County Supervisors District 4 area.
- San Joaquin County has 25 COVID-19-related deaths among 560 cases.
- Merced County is at 140 cases, with three deaths.
- 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 Sunday morning, there were 53,670 confirmed cases in California and 2,192 deaths, according to the Los Angeles Times. There were about 1.1 million U.S. cases and 66,490 deaths, according to the New York Times.
Here is the state tracker.
Food demand around Modesto surges
Nonprofits that provide food in Modesto are seeing demand soar as more people lose their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic and as the University of the Pacific says unemployment will top 20% here. Read Kevin Valine’s story.
New sandwich shop opens in Oakdale amid pandemic
You might think that the middle of a global pandemic with a statewide stay-at-home order and an increasingly uncertain economy would be a bad time to open a new restaurant. But, the folks at The Corral Sandwich Shop in Oakdale might just prove you wrong. Read Marijke Rowland’s story.
Death toll rises in Stanislaus County
Coronavirus deaths in Stanislaus County rose to 14 and the number of people testing positive reached 400, health officials reported. Read Pat Clark’s story.
Questions surround Stanislaus District football season
There are a lot of unknowns heading into the upcoming Stanislaus District football season such as when the season will start, will fans be allowed, when can teams start to practice, and more. Julian A. Lopez has what coaches, officials are talking about.
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
Coinciding with May Day, thousands across the country are taking part in the #cancelrent movement, the biggest rent strike in decades, and calling on their states to freeze rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Read the story.
As China and Japan start to reopen after being shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic, doctors are finding that some patients are testing positive a second time, worrying many that immunity is impossible. Read the story.
Gov. Gavin Newsom promised quick payments for anguished constituents from a new program funded by Congress aimed at instantly helping people not eligible for regular unemployment insurance who lost their jobs or faced cutbacks because of the coronavirus outbreak. But he didn’t say the initial payments would be only minimum amounts, and the rest would come later. Read the story.
This story was originally published May 3, 2020 at 7:06 AM.
