Tulare County adds 20 coronavirus cases, three related deaths as regional number rise
Another three people have died in Tulare County after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Close to a dozen deaths have been reported in the county this week. Twenty-eight people have died from coronavirus-related illness since the outbreak began.
Tulare County Health and Human Service confirmed the deaths in its daily update online, along with 19 news cases of the virus. This brings the county’s total number of cases to 472. Another 536 people are under self-quarantine and being monitored by health officials.
The bulk of the cases are in Visalia and tied to an outbreak that occurred at the Redwood Springs Healthcare Center in early April. There are smaller clusters of cases in areas around Tulare, Lindsay and Dinuba.
Around the region
The total number of coronavirus cases in the central San Joaquin Valley topped 1,000 this week and continues to climb. Currently, there are 1,090 cases in the five-county region.
Health officials in Fresno County confirmed 24 new cases and a total of 443 patients in its Friday afternoon update. Seven county residents have died and 157 have recovered.
Merced County had 101 confirmed cases on Friday. Three people have died and 57 have recovered.
Madera County has 39 positive cases. Two people have died and 27 have recovered.
Kings County reported 35 positive cases on Friday. One person has died and nine have recovered.
Mariposa County continues to report a confirmed coronavirus cases among the 104 test it has administered.
This story was originally published April 24, 2020 at 12:50 PM.