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Modesto Memory Care Facility Reports 28 Positive Coronavirus Cases, Community Under Quarantine

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MODESTO (CBS13) — An assisted living center in Modesto reported a new coronavirus outbreak in Stanislaus County.

Eighteen residents and 10 staff have tested positive at El Rio Memory Care. The community is now under quarantine.

The facility says 130 people there were tested and so far, they have received 95% of the test results.

There are currently 1,639 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Stanislaus county and 37 deaths.

ALSO: Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus In The Greater Sacramento Region

Assisted living facilities in Stanislaus County have become coronavirus hotspots. The Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has reported at least 17 COVID-19 deaths and more than 150 cases between residents and staff.

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State makes face coverings mandatory

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As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the state and in the county, health officials are issuing new orders that mandate wearing face coverings when out in public.

The California Department of Public Health issued an order Thursday requiring all Californians to wear face coverings in all high-risk settings.

“Science shows that face coverings and masks work,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom. “They are critical to keeping those who are around you safe, keeping businesses open and restarting our economy.

“Simply put, we are seeing too many people with faces uncovered – putting at risk the real progress we have made in fighting the disease," Newsom said. "California’s strategy to restart the economy and get people back to work will only be successful if people act safely and follow health recommendations. That means wearing a face covering, washing your hands and practicing physical distancing.”

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County Holding At Just Under 30 COVID Deaths

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The latest figures from Stanislaus County – as of 4:45 p.m. on Monday, June 1 – showed there were 750 positive cases of coronavirus in the county with 29 total deaths reported as a result. There have also been 594 recovered cases and 13,250 negative tests.

Stanislaus County Health Services Agency testing numbers include those reported through the State infectious disease reporting system. The numbers do not necessarily include those routed through a commercial laboratory. All positive cases must be reported to Public Health.

In addition to the three testing sites coordinated by Stanislaus County, testing is still available through local health care providers and independent labs such as Quest and LabCorp. OptumServe in office testing is available in Patterson and Keyes; Project Baseline by Verily: Drive-Through Testing is offered in Salida.

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Doctors Medical Center in Modesto open to visitors again

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MODESTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Doctors Medical Center in Modesto is lifting its ban on visitors as Stanislaus County moves forward with gradually reopening.

Chief Nursing Officer Cheryl Harless says the policy change will be good for patients.

“We do believe that visitors are an essential part of patient care and recovery. And this visitation will promote the mental well being of our patients and positively contribute to their recovery,” Harless said.

Most patients will only be allowed one designated visitor, while pediatric, NICU and patients who cannot advocate for themselves will be allowed two — but all visitors will have to follow strict safety procedures.

“Before anyone enters our facility, patient or visitor, we are asking them the COVID-19 screening questions, and we are taking their temperatures on-site,” Harless said. “They are then masked and also asked to perform hand hygiene.”

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Turlock care facility reports 14 residents died from coronavirus

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TURLOCK — Another three residents of a nursing facility in Turlock have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 14, officials said.

Nearly 150 people, including 100 residents and 49 staff members, tested positive for the coronavirus at Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as of Tuesday, according to an update from healthcare company Covenant Care, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

All residents and staff have been tested and some retested. Separate wings of the facility are designated for negative and positive cases, staff continue to be screened upon entry and the facility has suspended admissions and discharges for a 14-day quarantine period, the company said.

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Agency setting coronavirus standards for nursing homes is moving too slow, lawmaker says

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The federal office that sets standards for most nursing homes is moving much too slowly to address rising coronavirus deaths in facilities that treat the elderly, a California congressman argues in a new letter to the Health and Human Services Agency.

The oversight agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on April 30 announced it was setting up a commission to “inform efforts to safeguard the health and quality of life of vulnerable Americans as CMS continues to battle COVID-19 as well as preparing for future threats to resident safety and public health.”

There is no set date for the commission to meet, but the agency said in a press release the commission is “expected to meet in late May.”

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COVID-19 in California: The latest numbers and how to keep your family safe

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Here you can get the latest information on COVID-19 in California and resources to be prepared and keep your family safe.

COVID-19 is from the coronavirus family, which includes the common cold but also more serious illnesses like SARS and MERS. While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate.

Here are the latest coronavirus numbers, according to data from Johns Hopkins University:

CALIFORNIA:
43,720 confirmed cases
1,723 deaths related to the coronavirus

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California is days away from its projected coronavirus peak. Here’s how the state prepared to ‘bend the curve.’

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The coronavirus death toll in the U.S. had barely surpassed 100 in March when a group of counties in the San Francisco Bay Area enacted a sweeping “shelter-in-place” order.

The order had residents going to Google to find out what it meant. Fast-forward a month, and more than 310 million Americans are familiar with what at first seemed like a drastic response, with just eight states holding out against “stay-at home” orders amid this public health emergency.

The March 16 order was called "unprecedented" at the time by county public health officer Dr. Sara Cody, The Mercury News of San Jose reported.

That decisive early action – followed soon by Gov. Gavin Newsom – has California confident in its fight against the novel coronavirus, despite the state having the country’s second-most populated city in Los Angeles, said Dr. Josh Salomon, a professor of medicine at Stanford University.

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

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

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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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