Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Fresno COVID-19 Cases Jump Past 200 in Latest Report from Health Department
TLBBHMAP3-U010ALB5ANM-348f959abae2-512-300x300-1
By Jim Jakobs, Digital Producer
Published 5 years ago on
April 11, 2020

Share

Ten more cases of COVID-19 were reported in Fresno County on Saturday, bringing the local total to 201 infections. The latest case count was reported in a news release from the Fresno County Health Department.
Seventy cases have been attributed to community spread, while 36 are travel related and 60 resulted from person-to-person contact, health officals said. Thirty cases remain under investigation.
On Friday, Fresno County health officials confirmed two more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the area total to 5 since the outbreak began. The two deaths were both described as “elderly gentleman” by the county officials.
The Health Department also reported Saturday that 31 patients have recovered from the coronavirus infection.
Kings County reported its first death from COVID-19 on Saturday. The information was posted to the county’s health department website. A total of 33 people in Kings County are being monitored with 10 confirmed cases to date, the website reported.
[covid-19-tracker]

Still in Surge Planning Mode

Fresno County continues to prepare for a possible surge of COVID-19 patients.
The Fresno Convention Center now houses a 250-bed field hospital site to help alleviate the strain on local hospitals — if it’s needed.

No Antibody Tests in Fresno County

A large team of Stanford Medicine scientists have developed a test to detect antibodies against the novel coronavirus the university said in a release Friday afternoon. The test looks for antibodies to the virus in plasma, the liquid in blood, to provide information about a person’s immune response to an infection.
GV Wire asked interim Fresno County Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra if any of these new tests are coming here.
“We are not currently using the antibody test. We know that that’s going to be an important component of the recovery, just to detect people who have already had the virus and are now recovered.” Vohra said.  “We’re still waiting for state guidance to figure out exactly how the antibody testing will be unrolled and available to patients.”

Antibody Testing in Other California Counties

KABC-TV in Los Angeles reports that COVID-19 antibody testing is being conducted at six drive-thru sites in Los Angeles County on Friday and Saturday.
Pre-selected participants, who were selected based on a random sample, will be checked for immunity against the virus. The county announced Thursday the pilot test program will involve 1,000 adults who will be tested every two weeks to track the virus.
At Stanford University, researchers have begun testing more than 3,000 people.

 

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

DON'T MISS

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

DON'T MISS

Southern California Air Regulators Weigh a Plan to Phase Out Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters

DON'T MISS

US Supreme Court Allows DOGE Broad Access to Social Security Data

DON'T MISS

Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.

DON'T MISS

Abrego Garcia Is Returned to US From El Salvador

DON'T MISS

Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’

DON'T MISS

FDA’s AI Assistant ‘Elsa’ Fails Its First Day on the Job

DON'T MISS

Documentary Series Goes Inside Trump’s Bubble

DON'T MISS

Tulare County Gang Member Convicted of Trying to a Murder Police Officer

DON'T MISS

Newsom Promises Funding to Jump-Start ‘Science of Reading’

DON'T MISS

Feds Indict SoCal Hospice CEO for Medicare Fraud in Fresno and Kern Counties

UP NEXT

Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.

UP NEXT

FDA’s AI Assistant ‘Elsa’ Fails Its First Day on the Job

UP NEXT

Tulare County Gang Member Convicted of Trying to a Murder Police Officer

UP NEXT

Newsom Promises Funding to Jump-Start ‘Science of Reading’

UP NEXT

Feds Indict SoCal Hospice CEO for Medicare Fraud in Fresno and Kern Counties

UP NEXT

Fresno Downtown Parking Costs Taxpayers an Extra $4 Million

UP NEXT

Whooping Cough Is Surging. Do You Need Another Shot?

UP NEXT

Rancho Cucamonga Prepares for First US Bullet Train Hub in 2028

UP NEXT

8 Ways Musk and Trump Could Inflict Pain on Each Other

UP NEXT

Sunday’s Life Jacket Giveaway Promotes Safety on Fresno Area Waters

Abrego Garcia Is Returned to US From El Salvador

1 hour ago

Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’

2 hours ago

FDA’s AI Assistant ‘Elsa’ Fails Its First Day on the Job

2 hours ago

Documentary Series Goes Inside Trump’s Bubble

2 hours ago

Tulare County Gang Member Convicted of Trying to a Murder Police Officer

2 hours ago

Newsom Promises Funding to Jump-Start ‘Science of Reading’

3 hours ago

Feds Indict SoCal Hospice CEO for Medicare Fraud in Fresno and Kern Counties

3 hours ago

Fresno Downtown Parking Costs Taxpayers an Extra $4 Million

4 hours ago

NASA and the Defense Department Rely on SpaceX in So Many Ways

5 hours ago

Whooping Cough Is Surging. Do You Need Another Shot?

5 hours ago

Southern California Air Regulators Weigh a Plan to Phase Out Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters

DIAMOND BAR — Air quality regulators in Southern California heard impassioned public comments Friday before an anticipated vote on proposed ...

41 minutes ago

41 minutes ago

Southern California Air Regulators Weigh a Plan to Phase Out Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters

47 minutes ago

US Supreme Court Allows DOGE Broad Access to Social Security Data

1 hour ago

Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.

1 hour ago

Abrego Garcia Is Returned to US From El Salvador

2 hours ago

Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’

2 hours ago

FDA’s AI Assistant ‘Elsa’ Fails Its First Day on the Job

2 hours ago

Documentary Series Goes Inside Trump’s Bubble

2 hours ago

Tulare County Gang Member Convicted of Trying to a Murder Police Officer

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend