Coronavirus update, May 5: Stanislaus deaths hit 15; uneasy time for college-bound
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 15 on Monday. A total of 428 people have tested positive for the virus. Another 6,234 tested negative. Eighty-seven people have been hospitalized, and 267 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.
Turlock has 122 positive cases, 116 are in Modesto, 45 are in Ceres, 41 are in Patterson, 12 are in Riverbank, 11 are in Newman, seven are in Waterford, and six each are in Oakdale and Hughson. Of the cases in unincorporated areas, 23 are in supervisorial District 5, 19 in District 3, 11 in District 2, seven in District 1 and fewer than five in District 4.
- San Joaquin County has 26 COVID-19-related deaths among 574 cases.
- Merced County is at 146 cases, with three deaths.
- Tuolumne County has four cases and no deaths. The county has tested 601 people.
- Mariposa County has 14 cases, none fatal. The county has tested 252 people.
As of Monday evening, there were 56,134 confirmed cases in California and 2,287 deaths, according to the Los Angeles Times. There were about 1.1 million U.S. cases and 68,843 deaths, according to the New York Times.
Here is the state tracker.
Turlock facility has eighth death
Stanislaus County reported its 15th death from the coronavirus Monday, and Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center announced that eight residents have now died. Read John Holland’s story.
College choices get complicated
The coronavirus pandemic already tore their senior year to shreds. Now, high school soon-to-be-grads are committing, or will commit, to universities they’ve not been able to visit and might not even be attending in person when the academic year begins. Read Deke Farrow’s story.
Stan State is still home to some
Angelica Maghinay is living alone for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic at the place she has called home for the past five years: California State University, Stanislaus. Read Kristin Lam’s story.
Editorial: Thanks for ZIP code breakdown
Stanislaus County’s plan to begin publicly sharing coronavirus information based on ZIP code, and also broken down by race, is welcome news, if a little late in coming. Read the Bee Editorial Board’s opinion.
Merced adds fairgrounds testing
A new COVID-19 testing site was launched Monday at the Merced County Fairgrounds — an effort that’s expected to expand testing to all county residents and give a clearer picture of how many people are infected locally. Read Abbie Lauten-Scrivner’s story.
Around California, United States
More California businesses will open their doors Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared Monday in modifying orders for some “low-risk” retail sectors. See the story.
As states continue to relax stay-at-home orders and social distancing restrictions, the projected number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. has almost doubled to 134,000, according to a University of Washington model regularly used by the White House. Read the story.
This story was originally published May 5, 2020 at 6:42 AM with the headline "Coronavirus update, May 5: Stanislaus deaths hit 15; uneasy time for college-bound."
