The Sanger Community Center is the newest free COVID-19 testing site in Fresno County, officials announced Wednesday. Sign-ups will begin next Monday and residents can register online at this link. For those without internet access, appointments can be made by calling 1 (888) 634-1123. The tests are by appointment only. “This...
Free COVID-19 Testing For Rural Areas, Fresno County Enrolls Patients
UC San Francisco scientists are offering free sample analysis and test results, indefinitely, to all 58 county departments of public health in California. "What it means is that we will probably be able to enroll somewhere between 30 and 50 patients every week into that study, and I really wanted...
Health Officer: 'I Think We Will Be on Track' for Fresno Reopening May 7
The city of Fresno's shelter-in-place order goes until the first Wednesday in May. Mayor Lee Brand extended the shelter-in-place order to May 6 based on modeling that indicated COVID-19 cases will peak in late April. Fresno County's Health Officer, in response to a question Friday from GV Wire said: "I...
Six Patients in Visalia Nursing Facility Have Virus, County Says. Two Staff Also Infected.
The Redwood Springs Healthcare Center in Visalia reported six of its patients and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. "The healthcare staff experienced the onset of symptoms while caring for two patients in one room," a post on the facility's website said. "Both healthcare professionals and patients are...
West Nile Virus Results in 'Tragic Death,' Says Health Officer
Fresno County health officials are urging residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites after the first local death this year caused by the West Nile virus. In addition, the county department of health has been notified of a positive Saint Louis Encephalitis virus human case. "This tragic death from West...