Coronavirus update, Aug. 11: Stanislaus cases top 10,000. Latest on salons, schools
Latest facts on COVID-19 testing in Modesto area
Stanislaus County surpassed 10,000 positive tests for COVID-19 and reported six more deaths Monday, for a total of 169.
The latest deaths included four women and two men, all but one of them with underlying health conditions, a county spokesman said.
Two of them were between 61 and 70 years old; two were between 71 and 90; and the other two were in their 90s.
A total of 10,264 residents have tested positive, up 301 from Sunday, the county Health Services Agency reported. Another 58,887 have tested negative, and 9,589 are presumed recovered.
Monday’s positivity rate was 11.5%, down from 16.6% the day before. The rolling 14-day average stood at 16.8% and the seven-day average at 12.8%.
The positivity rate since data collection started stood at 14.8% on Monday.
The 2,611 total tests reported Monday was up substantially from recent weeks as the county continued to catch up with state data.
The county’s five hospitals reported 205 confirmed cases Monday, up from 197 on Sunday. Five percent of adult intensive-care beds were available Monday.
Most of the county’s detailed dashboard remained offline Monday, meaning no updates on age ranges and hometowns for the positive cases.
In other nearby counties:
- San Joaquin County has 223 COVID-19-related deaths among 12,864 cases.
- Merced County has 70 deaths among 5,736 cases.
- Tuolumne County has 155 cases and two deaths.
- Mariposa County has 62 cases and two deaths.
As of Tuesday morning, there were 574,231 confirmed cases in California and 163,465 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were 5,094,565 U.S. cases and 163,400 deaths.
Here is the state tracker.
Modesto schools return remotely
Before they returned home to log in for the distance learning intended to keep themselves, their families and school employees healthy and safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, hundreds of Modesto students gathered outdoors Monday morning for the tradition known as senior sunrise.
Styling hair outside ain’t easy
As hair salons and barbershops remain closed for indoor cuts, a few intrepid Central Valley stylists are taking their clippers into the great outdoors instead.
Modesto-area ICUs: ‘Nothing but struggle, failure and death’
A Modesto nurse goes public about hospitals in Stanislaus County that are overburdened with patients suffering from COVID-19. The current wave includes younger adults who are fighting for their lives.
Modesto-area hospitals receive additional staff
Three hospitals have received temporary staff through the state’s Medical and Health Operational Area Coordinator program, administered through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
PPE giveaway to Modesto-area doctors to lessen risks
The Stanislaus Medical Society and state partners distributed boxes of medical-grade PPE to local practices struggling with PPE shortages.
What Modesto area companies got millions in COVID-19 aid?
The Paycheck Protection Program has brought millions in taxpayer-funded federal coronavirus aid for companies in Stanislaus County, California. Many businesses have stayed quiet about their forgivable loans.
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