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Coronavirus update April 12: Inmates to be released, more reports of people recovering

in News/People

On Monday between 150 and 350 inmates, or as much as a quarter of the jail population in Stanislaus County, will be released from custody as a result of a statewide emergency bail schedule intended to slow or prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the incarcerated population.

The Judicial Council of California on April 6 established the temporary bail schedule that reduced to $0 the bail for most misdemeanor and some low-level felony offenses. It applies to accused inmates whose cases have not been adjudicated and anyone arrested on the applicable crimes while the emergency rule is in place.

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Coronavirus update, April 10: Stanislaus surge looms; high school seniors open up

in Health/People

Here is the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as it relates to Stanislaus County:

Stanislaus County reported Wednesday afternoon that 103 people have tested positive for the virus and 2,100 tested negative. Thirty-four of the positive cases were hospitalized, and 59 people have recovered. Deaths remain at zero.

Of those who tested positive, 53 are male and 50 female. Three are 17 or younger, 49 are between 18 and 49, 31 are between 50 and 64, and 20 are 65 or older.

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Sheriff, Residents Respond To Stanislaus County’s Move To Charge Thieves With Looting Amid Coronavirus Crisis

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STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — The Stanislaus County District Attorney announced that anyone who commits burglary or theft in the county during the coronavirus state of emergency could also be charged with looting.

The announcement came Wednesday from Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager. In a press release, Fladager said “anyone who commits a crime of burglary in the second degree, grand theft, or petty theft, in our county, during the state of emergency could be charged with looting in violation of Penal Code 463.”

As of Thursday, the DA’s office said they have filed 21 counts of looting during the state of emergency, 17 of which are felonies against 12 defendants. The remaining four are misdemeanor charges. The arrests came from Modesto, Turlock and Waterford.

“Criminals are criminals and obviously they don’t care about the law anyway,” Stanislaus County Sheriff Jeff Dirkse said.

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Researchers develop COVID-19 study you can participate in from home

in Around California/People

Even from home, there are ways to help out during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The University of California San Francisco has developed a new “COVID-19 Citizen Scientist” study.

“We would love to be able to identify the risk factors that tend to be directly under the control of the individual that can meaningfully affect infection rates,” Greg Marcus, professor of Medicine at University of California San Francisco, said.

Marcus is also a co-leader of the study that’s focused on looking at risk factors for COVID-19 infection.

The research study is purely online, and anyone can participate.

“Well, I thought anything I can do. I’m sitting here in my house, I’m making masks, and I thought, you know, that would be fun,” said Marta Kyte from Turlock, California.

The app is giving people a way to help out in the study from their own homes by becoming a citizen scientist.

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Stanislaus County May Charge Thieves With Looting During Coronavirus State Of Emergency

in Around California/crime

STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — During the coronavirus state of emergency, the Stanislaus County District Attorney announced anyone who commits burglary or theft in the county could also be charged with looting.

The announcement came Wednesday from Stanislaus County DA Birgit Fladager. In a press release, DA Fladager said: “anyone who commits a crime of burglary in the second degree, grand theft, or petty theft, in our county, during the state of emergency could be charged with looting in violation of Penal Code 463.”

So far, the DA’s office said they have filed 15 counts of looting during the state of emergency, 12 of which are felonies against seven defendants in six different cases. The remaining three are misdemeanor charges. The arrests came from Modesto, Turlock and Waterford.

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Character banners brighten Canal walkway

in People

Whether they’re walking their dog or going for a jog, those escaping the confines of their homes along Canal Drive’s Joe Gallison Pathway can now do so with a little encouragement from Turlock Unified School District students who exemplify outstanding character.

Located on the walking path between Colorado Avenue and Berkeley Avenue, 10 brand-new character strength banners now adorn the lampposts in front of the District Office. From “Achiever” and “Includer” to “Resiliency” and “Empathy,” the traits are selected annually by TUSD to recognize the district’s Rotary Students of the Month and align with its strength-based development training.

When the previous character strength banners began to fade and age, the TUSD Executive Cabinet reached out to their Chief Communication Coordinator Marie Russell to come up with a concept for a new series of banners. This time around, they feature photographs of students who demonstrate each characteristic. The district’s maintenance and operations staff were able to hang up the display, created by Team Fitz Graphics, as part of their ongoing essential work at the campuses, and by Friday the 10 new banners were flying high.

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Community leaders reach out to Turlock residents

in People

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues, leaders at both the national and state levels have been working feverishly to address the needs of its citizens and provide up-to-date information about the many areas of life that have been affected by the disease.

Though not as visible to some, local leaders have been working just as hard to do the same for their communities during this time of uncertainty. With this in mind, the Journal reached out to several leaders from different sectors of the community — government, education, public safety, business, health and news — to record a series of Messages for Turlock as the third week of California’s shelter-in-place order nears its end.

The first video of the series, published on Tuesday, features Turlock Mayor Amy Bublak speaking from City Hall where she urged people to work together to stay safe.

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‘The most important thing we ever do’ | Sacramento company, Xerox will mass produce ventilators

in Around California/Health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With ventilators being sought across the country, a Sacramento company is teaming with Xerox to scale up production of a much-needed resource.

Vortran Medical Technologies has a disposable ventilator and airway pressure monitor that will start seeing mass production in response to what they say is a shortage of critical ventilation equipment needed to fight the coronavirus.

The ventilator is called the GO2Vent, and, while the company says it isn’t a replacement for the ones you might find in the intensive care unit, they can be used in emergency situations, inter-hospital transport, and MRIs. The company says the ventilator will help free up ICU-level breathing devices for patients that need them.

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Surgeon General, Trump sound alarm as U.S. cases top 300,000

in Around California/Health

On Sunday, Surgeon General Jerome Adams called on U.S. governors who haven’t issued statewide stay-at-home orders to at least “give us a week” of restrictions, as health officials warn of an accelerating rate of coronavirus cases and deaths. This week is going to be “our Pearl Harbor moment,” Adams said.

The warning comes after President Donald Trump said “there will be a lot of death” as the U.S. faces its “toughest week” in the fight against the pandemic.

The total number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose to 333,000 on Sunday, with the number of deaths at more than 9,000, according to NBC News’ tally. Globally, the death toll is more than 65,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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California county orders all residents to wear masks

in Around California/Health

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just days after recommending that people wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Riverside County went a step further and ordered all residents to cover their faces when leaving home, as the number of infections and deaths continued to rise across California.

Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the top health officer in the state’s fourth-most populous county, said “not everybody’s getting the message” about social distancing while in public, so officials were forced to “change from saying that you should to saying that you must.”

The order issued Saturday also prohibits all gatherings except for family members living in the same home, according to a county statement. Police would enforce the regulations “as they deem necessary,” the statement said.

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