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Lower Positivity Rate, Other Factors Gets Orange County Removed From California’s Coronavirus Watch List

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FULLERTON (CBSLA) — Orange County was removed on Sunday from the state watch list about areas of concern in California during the coronavirus pandemic.

Officials reported 153 new coronavirus cases and one additional death on Sunday, bringing the countywide total to 45,954 cumulative cases and 897 deaths.

Orange County’s positivity rate is 5.4%, below the state’s desired threshold of 8%, which contributed to the county being removed from monitoring.

The number of people hospitalized in the county has also been dropping leading to more availability of intensive care unit beds and ventilators.

Orange County is currently at 380 coronavirus-related hospitalizations as of Sunday, with 111 of those patients being treated in the ICU.

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ICUs Remain Overwhelmed In San Joaquin, Stanislaus Counties

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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) — The coronavirus is showing some signs of slowing down in California, with the exception of the Central Valley, which is now the state’s main hotspot.

San Joaquin county reported staggering 402 new cases Monday along with 12 new deaths. The county now has more than 11,885 infections.

Hospital ICUs in San Joaquin County are still overwhelmed, now operating at 135 percent of capacity, which is down about 14 percent from Friday. Total hospital capacity is at 75 percent, officials said. In Stanislaus County, ICUs are about 95 percent full.

A Travis Air Force Base medical team was deployed in San Joaquin County at Lodi Memorial Hosptial to help with the surge. The team consists of three doctors, one physician assistant, 11 nurses, two respiratory techs, two ICU techs, and two administrators.

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These parts of Stanislaus County have the most coronavirus cases

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MODESTO, Calif. — Stanislaus County remains on the state's coronavirus watchlist as cases surge and intensive care unit capacity dwindles.

According to the latest data, the 95351 ZIP code in the Modesto area and the 95307 ZIP code in the Ceres area account for nearly 30% of the county's total cases. The 95351 ZIP code has more than 1,000 confirmed cases while the 95307 ZIP code has nearly 900.

"Many of those ZIP codes reflect higher populations of the Latino community," said Kristin Olsen, Stanislaus County board of supervisors chair. "Our population of Latinos is around, I think, 45%, but our positive cases are more about 70% for our Hispanic community."

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Governor orders Stanislaus County gyms, mall, churches to close as COVID-19 cases spike

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Numerous California shopping malls, gyms, indoor church worship and salons will shut down again, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday in a new round of measures aimed at curtailing the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak.

The closures will take place in counties that have been on the state’s monitoring list for three or more day. That’s a total of 30 counties, which includes Stanislaus, Merced and San Joaquin. In total, the closure will impact 80 percent of Californians, the Democratic governor said.

In addition, all counties in the state of California are now required to close restaurants for indoor dining, wineries, theaters, zoos, museums, card rooms, bars and family entertainment centers.

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Coronavirus update, July 5: One-day drop in Stanislaus County infection rate

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Here is the latest on the coronavirus outbreak from in and around Modesto and Stanislaus County.

Latest facts on COVID-19 testing in Modesto area

Stanislaus County recorded its lowest infection rate in almost two weeks, with just 50 positive coronavirus tests among the 1,172 results reported on Saturday, according to county data.

The 4.26 positivity rate was the county’s lowest since a 3.55 mark on June 22. The number of tests reported was the county’s most in a single day.

Stanislaus County deaths remained at 44 as of Saturday. The number of residents testing positive rose to 2,581, according to the county Health Services Agency. Another 31,760 people have tested negative. The 4.26% rate of infection dropped from the 14.07% the day before.

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Two county residents contract West Nile Virus

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Two Stanislaus County residents have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency reported.

Both were adult males and did not have any symptoms.

“Although the mosquito populations remain light to moderate in most areas, the concern is the above average number of mosquito samples that we are detecting with West Nile Virus early in the season. As temperatures continue to rise, so will mosquito populations and virus activity,” said Turlock Mosquito Abatement District Manager David Heft.

Mosquitoes become infected with West Nile Virus when they feed on infected birds. Infected mosquitoes can then spread West Nile Virus to humans and other animals when they bite, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

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‘It Felt Like I Was Living A Nightmare’: Turlock Family Healthy Once Again After COVID-19 Battle

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TURLOCK (CBS13) — A Turlock family is happy to be healthy and at home after a rocky couple of months battling COVID-19. The road to recovery, family says, wasn’t easy.

“It felt like I was living a nightmare,” Jessenia Lizarraga said. She described her COVID-19 symptoms as unlike anything else she’s ever experienced and felt like a severe case of pneumonia.

“I wasn’t able to breathe on my own anymore,” Lizarraga said. “I was tapped out on oxygen through the nose and the mouth.”

She contracted the virus back in April, likely exposed to it at work. Lizarraga suffers from asthma, which made treating her coronavirus symptoms difficult. But what made it even more difficult was the fact that she was seven months pregnant.

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Turlock mom shares story, some theaters, galleries reopening

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Turlock mother, baby survive COVID

The coronavirus outbreak has turned life upside-down for a Turlock family and threatens the same for other Stanislaus County residents as COVID-19 cases spike during the reopening pha9e in California. Read Ken Carlson’s story here.

Some Modesto-area galleries, theaters opening

Although California Gov. Gavin Newsom said last week that movie theaters, museums and galleries could reopen, not all in the Modesto region are open Friday. Most movie theater chains are looking to July.

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Turlock widow sues Safeway for husband’s wrongful death after coronavirus outbreak

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The widow of a Safeway employee from Turlock who died from COVID-19 is suing the supermarket company for wrongful death and negligence.

In a lawsuit, Norma Zuniga alleges her husband caught the virus while working in dangerous conditions at Safeway’s Tracy Distribution Center, where at least 51 workers tested positive for COVID-19.

Zuniga is seeking punitive and general damages of an unspecified amount from Safeway and its parent company, Albertsons Companies, according the complaint filed on May 13 in the Alameda County Superior Court. The complaint claims Safeway threatened to discipline Pedro Zuniga and his coworkers when they raised concerns about issues including the lack of personal protective equipment and how closely they worked despite social distancing guidelines.

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County Holding At Just Under 30 COVID Deaths

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The latest figures from Stanislaus County – as of 4:45 p.m. on Monday, June 1 – showed there were 750 positive cases of coronavirus in the county with 29 total deaths reported as a result. There have also been 594 recovered cases and 13,250 negative tests.

Stanislaus County Health Services Agency testing numbers include those reported through the State infectious disease reporting system. The numbers do not necessarily include those routed through a commercial laboratory. All positive cases must be reported to Public Health.

In addition to the three testing sites coordinated by Stanislaus County, testing is still available through local health care providers and independent labs such as Quest and LabCorp. OptumServe in office testing is available in Patterson and Keyes; Project Baseline by Verily: Drive-Through Testing is offered in Salida.

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