Stanislaus County reported another 13 deaths to the virus Tuesday, raising the total to 699 residents since last April.
The county also added 493 positive tests and had a notable increase in the number of hospital patients, the Health Services Agency said.
January already has brought 83 deaths, about a third of the way into the month. It is on a pace to far surpass December's 188 deaths, the most so far for any month in the pandemic. Of the 58 counties in California, Stanislaus has the ninth highest rate of deaths in the last seven days, according to the Los Angeles Times tracker. Tuolumne County which has 36 overall deaths, has the highest rate in the last week.
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