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In Face Of Pandemic, Hospitals Get Creative – COVID-19 Update For July 13-17

As hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continue to rise, Valley Children’s Hospital has made a creative offer: It will accept pediatric patients from area hospitals to make way for adults suffering from COVID-19. This COVID update for the week of July 13-17 features excerpts from a conversation with David Christensen, Chief Physician Executive of Valley Children’s Hospital. We also discuss the deployment of military medical personnel to the area , with Kaweah Delta Healthcare District CEO Gary Herbst, as well as new data accounting methods in Fresno County and Governor Gavin Newsom’s changes to statewide COVID-19 testing strategies. A quick snapshot for Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare Counties (note that some numbers may have changed between the interview and publication): As of July 16: 434 deaths out of 29,785 cases; 787 people hospitalized and 145 in ICUs . As of July 9: 384 deaths out of 24,661 cases ; 650 people hospitalized and 128 in ICUs. In the last week
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