Coronavirus deaths continue to climb in Tulare County, 26 new cases in Fresno County

Four more people have died in Tulare County from complications of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to 40. Tulare County now accounts for more than three-fourths of the 53 deaths in the central San Joaquin Valley.

Fresno County also added 26 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing its total COVID-19 cases up to 564.

Fresno County COVID-19 deaths remain at seven. Of Fresno County’s cases, 351 are active and 206 have recovered, health officials said.

The Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency added 14 positive coronavirus cases, in addition to the deaths, pushing the total number in Tulare County to 640 people.

An equal number of people are now under quarantine and are being monitored by health officials. More than 100 people have recovered.

Around the region

The number of coronavirus cases in the six-county region has surged this week with daily increases of more than 80 people each day. The number should exceed 1,500 by the weekend. There were 1,490 on Thursday.

Mariposa County announced 10 new cases Thursday evening – six of them children between the ages of 1 and 11 – for a total of 13 cases. The other four new cases Thursday are adults between the ages of 25 and 38. Mariposa County health officials said the new cases are connected to the original cases. The spread is described as person-to-person at this time.

Kings County in a Thursday night update reported 27 new positive cases for 123 total. One person has died and 25 have recovered.

Madera County remained at 46 positive cases after reporting zero new cases Thursday. Two people have died and 29 have recovered.

Merced County added 12 new cases on Thursday and now has a total of 131 confirmed cases. Three people have died.

This story was originally published April 30, 2020 at 12:58 PM.