Coronavirus continues to spread in Fresno County – this time by a big increase
Fresno County now has eight new cases of COVID-19, according to the latest figures provided Thursday afternoon by the county’s Department of Public Health.
It’s the largest daily increase in positive tests for the coronavirus since the region received its first confirmed case of the potentially deadly virus on March 7.
And the Department of Public Health is awaiting results of other tests.
In total, Fresno County has 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Department of Public Health stated 14 people contracted the virus through travel, three were infected person-to-person, another three got it through community-spread and seven cases remain under investigation how they acquired it.
Fresno County has not reported any deaths regarding COVID-19.
The central San Joaquin Valley did have its first coronavirus-related death Thursday, though, with Madera County reporting a man in his 60s passing away.
Of Fresno County’s 27 positive tests, the Fresno County Department of Public Health stated that only one patient has made a recovery. That patient contracted the virus while traveling on a cruise.
Others who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus in Fresno County have been asked to stay at home for 14 days or longer. None have needed hospitalization.
The Fresno County Department of Public Health continues to urge all to practice social distancing and good hand hygiene at all times, and stay home as much as possible to prevent catching or passing on the infection.
This story was originally published March 26, 2020 at 4:50 PM.
