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In Many Small Towns, Everyone Seems To Know Someone With COVID-19 – Virus Update For Nov. 13

After many weeks of holding steady, COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise, not just in other parts of the country, but also statewide and here in the Valley. Daily new cases are at the highest they’ve been since early September, case rates and positivity rates are increasing, and all Valley counties—other than Madera and Tulare Counties, which are already in the “widespread” tier of the state’s reopening blueprint—are in danger of retreating back to more restrictive tiers. Virus cases rates are not distributed equally throughout our region, however, and in many counties where zip-code-level data is available, some of the highest case rates can be found in smaller, sometimes-unincorporated communities. Why would that be, and what are local leaders doing to prevent the virus’s spread? This week’s COVID-19 update highlights the small-town experience featuring excerpts from conversations with Parlier Mayor Alma Beltran and Livingston Mayor Gurpal Samra. M eanwhile, here’s a snapshot
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