Fresno County reports second coronavirus death, region’s dead rises to 11
The second Fresno County death related to coronavirus was reported by health officials Monday, in addition to 16 new infections.
Eleven people total have died from the respiratory illness COVID-19 in the central San Joaquin Valley’s five counties: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced and Tulare.
Fresno County’s new cases push the total to 124 positive patients, according to Dr. Rais Vohra, the interim health officer for Fresno County Department of Public Health.
The latest Fresno County patient to die was an elderly man, officials said.
Continued concern about the coronavirus pandemic led officials at the Fresno County Superior Court to announce buildings will remain closed until May 1, with some exceptions.
Tulare County health officials counted 135 cases of the pandemic virus through Monday — 19 more than the previous day. Six people have succumbed to the disease in that county.
Officials in Merced County said two new cases reported on Sunday bring the total to 29, and the county reported its first death the same day. No new cases were reported Monday in Merced County.
Madera County has not reported any new cases since Saturday. Two of the Valley‘s deaths, including the first, were in the county.
Kings County continues to report five positive cases and no deaths.
More than 361,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus nationally. The number of people who have died has reached 10,680, of which 343 are from California.
