-May 22,2020-
Kings County update
• Active Cases: 309
• Recovered: 177
• Total Deaths: 2
• Total Cases: 488 *since outbreak started*
Last count of Kings Co residents affected by COVID who work at Central Valley Meat in Hanford – about 200
Avenal State Prison COVID outbreak
Avenal State Prison has registered 48 COVID-19 cases as of May 21 with 8 staff as well. Total 56
May 21 COVID update – Tulare County
-Total cases 1603
May 13 there were 1268 cases
-Recovered 542
-Died 74
Of the 1603 cases- local nursing homes add up to the largest number of cases
Redwood Springs ( Visalia) 120 residents /69 staff/ 20 others /31 deaths TOTAL 209
Lindsay Gardens 71 residents/31 staff/13 others/11 deaths. TOTAL 115
Linwood Meadows (Visalia) 16 residents /2 staff/4 deaths. TOTAL 22
Sierra Valley (Porterville) 69 residents/15 staff/1 other/ 9 deaths. TOTAL 84
Dinuba Healthcare 66 residents/ 17 staff/ 5 deaths TOTAL 83
Total nursing home cases 513 – or 32% of the cases
Total deaths related to nursing homes 60 – or over 80% of the deaths in the county
The second largest number comes from food processors
Ruiz Foods (Dinuba and Tulare) 236
Central Valley Meat (Hanford) 58 Tulare Co residents
Total food processing cases- 294- or just under 19% of total cases
In the two largest categories, nursing homes and food processors the total cases are 807 – just over 50% of all cases