Coronavirus update, May 6: Ninth death at Turlock center; some business rules to ease
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 reported that deaths remained at 15 as of Tuesday. It was unclear whether this included a ninth death announced Tuesday at Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A total of 433 people have tested positive for the virus. Another 6,393 tested negative. Ninety people have been hospitalized, and 275 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 126 positive cases, 116 are in Modesto, 45 are in Ceres, 42 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 578 cases.
- Merced County is at 146 cases, with three deaths.
- Tuolumne County reduced its case count from four to two Tuesday because two people were found to be residents of a care home in another county.
- Mariposa County has 14 cases, none fatal.
As of Tuesday evening, there were 58,684 confirmed cases in California and 2,378 deaths, according to the Los Angeles Times. There were about 1.2 million U.S. cases and 71,071 deaths, according to the New York Times.
Here is the state tracker.
Turlock facility has ninth death
A Turlock nursing home, stricken by coronavirus infections among residents and staff, reported a ninth death on Tuesday. Read Ken Carlson’s story.
A ‘ticking time bomb.’ Essential workers share stories
California essential workers at distribution centers and grocery stores worry about COVID-19 as they check in to warehouses in the San Joaquin Valley. Some coronavirus cases have emerged in Patterson. Read the story by Kristin Lam and Marijke Rowland.
A break for dog groomers, a few others
As it starts a process of reopening the local economy after the coronavirus shutdown, Stanislaus County will allow dog grooming, drive-in movies and retail stores providing curbside pickup, starting on Friday. Read Ken Carlson’s story.
Adventures of a hypochondriac
Modesto Bee research assistant Maria Figueroa got tested for COVID-19 at the drive-through site outside the Salida branch library. Here’s her story.
An appeal to Bee readers
The Modesto Bee is seeking donations to help cover the cost of reporting on the coronavirus pandemic and the challenge ahead for the local economy. Read Editor Brian Clark’s message.
Around California, United States
Coronavirus has killed more than 70,000 people in the United States, less than a week after passing 60,000 U.S. deaths on Wednesday, Johns Hopkins University reports. Read the story.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles will begin reopening its offices to the public as early as this month, according to Director Steve Gordon. Read the story.
A federal scientist filed a whistleblower complaint Tuesday with the Office of Special Counsel, saying he was ousted by the White House in a dispute over the use of an anti-malaria drug as a treatment for coronavirus. Read the story.
More than half the workers at a Tyson Foods plant in Perry, Iowa have tested positive for the coronavirus, Iowa Department of Public Health officials said Tuesday. Read the story.
This story was originally published May 6, 2020 at 7:13 AM with the headline "Coronavirus update, May 6: Ninth death at Turlock center; some business rules to ease."
