Two more Stanislaus County residents have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 30 deaths, according to the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency.
The number of positive cases grew to 767, with 136 presumed active as of Tuesday. On Friday, the number of positive cases was at 699 with 104 presumed active.
Within the last 24 hours there have been 17 new cases and one death.
Of the 30 deaths, 18 have been among former and current residents at Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The same company that owns the Turlock facility — Covenant Care — also owns the Vintage Faire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Modesto, which recently reported a small cluster of cases. The company said on their website that six residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and that one of those residents has died from the virus. All other residents and staff at the Modesto facility have been tested and none of those results came back positive.
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