Suicides were up significantly in Fresno County last month — a consequence, a top health official says, of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seventeen suicides were recorded in June. That's the most suicides for a single month in the last two-and-half years, data shows. "We saw a significant increase of completed suicides...
‘Take It Outside’ Vohra Recommends to Fresno Restaurants
Fresno County Public Health officials said Thursday that they expect bars and restaurants to comply with Gov. Gavin Newsom's order to close many indoor businesses. If restaurants want to offer customer dining, it needs to be outdoors or in a patio setting, they said. In addition, Newsom made it clear...
Fresno City College Will Be New Site for Free COVID-19 Tests
Fresno City College has been selected as one of 80 COVID-19 testing sites in California, marking an expansion of the state's test capabilities, Fresno County Health Director David Pomaville said Friday morning. The state's goal is to conduct 10,500 tests daily, which will enable health officials statewide to more quickly...
Fresno County Mandates Health Checks, Reports 4 New COVID-19 Cases
All employers must screen workers for fever or respiratory issues as part of a new order from the Fresno County Public Health Department announced Friday afternoon. Employees exhibiting symptoms will be sent home. The department also announced four new cases of COVID-19, bringing the county's total to 31. Of those...
Fresno County: Three New COVID-19 Cases. Isolation Recommended.
Fresno County Public Health officials reported three new positive cases of COVID-19 at a news conference Friday afternoon. Two of the cases are a young couple returning from a cruise; the third is an elderly person who contracted the coronavirus while visiting a relative in the Bay Area. All three are...
Vaccine Exemptions: Do Health Officials Want to Override MDs?
Do local health officials want the responsibility for reviewing medical exemptions for required childhood immunizations? A proposed state law has put the debate over government involvement in personal health care decisions and parental rights back in the spotlight. Fresno County Public Health Director David Pomaville has mixed feelings. “It becomes...
County Intervenes at RV Park. Owner Fails to Follow State's Orders.
Several Fresno County agencies are intervening at an RV park that residents say is run down and uninhabitable. The situation at Jack’s Bayou Resort outside Mendota is already the subject of state investigations and a lawsuit. The safety of the park is the main issue, especially the sewer system. Park...