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Rising Valley Cases, Outbreak At Avenal State Prison: COVID-19 Update For June 15-19

Although businesses are reopening, reports of new cases of COVID-19 are still on the rise throughout the San Joaquin Valley. You can find up-to-date information for your county here . Below is an update for the week of June 15-19, 2020. T he outlook As of June 18: 250 deaths out of 12,489 positive cases. As of a week earlier, on June 11: 217 deaths out of 10,304 positive cases . New cases were reported this week in every county in the FM89 coverage area, and all except for Mariposa County also reported new COVID-19-related fatalities. In many of these counties, new case reports are accelerating, not slowing down. This rise in cases cannot simply be explained by an increase in testing, because local hospitalizations and ICU admissions are also on the rise. Health officials hammer home the most effective precautions to keep from contracting and spreading the virus: outside the home, maintain six feet of social distancing wherever possible, and wear face coverings. Highlights from
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