Coronavirus update: As death toll hits milestones, Fresno-area vaccine distribution lags
Fresno Bee 1/22/2021 Robert Kuwada, The Fresno Bee
Jan. 20 The coronavirus death toll across the nation rolled past 400,000 on Tuesday, including a number of new fatalities reported in central San Joaquin Valley counties following the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend.
Fresno County interim health officer Dr. Rais Vohra reported 36 additional deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the county to 968.
Madera County added 21 deaths with 151 to date, Merced County had 12 deaths to bring its total to 308. There were five more coronavirus deaths in Tulare County with a total of 506, and two in Kings County with a total of 145.
Biden Administration plans to vaccinate 100 million Americans in their first 100 days
Thursday kicks off Joe Biden s first 100 days in office, and with it a very ambitious checklist on how to tackle the pandemic efficiently. 23ABC s Kristin Vartan spoke to a 23ABC political analyst on one major goal the Biden Administration has in place: vaccinating 100 million Americans in 100 days.
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At the Kern County Fairgrounds, about 300 pre-selected people per will be in line to get their COVID-19 vaccine over the next few days, eventually to increase to 5000 per day, according to Kern County Public Health. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has begun its first 100 days with the goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans within that time frame.