Tulare County recorded 423 new COVID-19 infections and 23 virus-related deaths in April, the lowest number in both categories since the pandemic began 13 months ago.
The record lows in new infections and deaths are in contrast to the 23,000 new COVID-19 infections and nearly 300 deaths the county saw in December and January.
Tulare County s COVID-19 current daily case rate is 2.6 per 100,000 population, and the positivity rate is 1.2%. The county scored 1.2% in the state s Healthy Place Index.
Tulare County s case rate has hovered between 2.6 and 3.3 cases per 100,000 for the past several weeks. To move from the orange tier to the even less restrictive yellow tier, the county s COVID-19 case rate must drop below 2.
After several weeks of signs of plateauing, a key Tulare County COVID-19 metric dropped slightly, more evidence that the pandemic which started in March 2020 may be finally ending.
Tulare County s COVID-19 current daily case rate is 2.6 per 100,000 population, and the positivity rate is 1.5%. The county scored 1.5% in the state s Healthy Place Index.
Tulare County s case rate has hovered between 2.9 and 3.3 cases per 100,000 for the past several weeks. To move from the orange tier to the even less restrictive yellow tier, the county s COVID-19 case rate must drop below 2.
The state, though, plans to scrap the tiered system as of June 15, as long as hospitalizations continue to trend downward and adequate vaccine supply is available. That means local businesses could operate without occupancy restrictions. However, people will likely be still required to wear masks.
Woman in Virginia may have died as result of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine 13newsnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 13newsnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Publix, Orlando-area COVID-19 vaccination sites modify operations as J&J use is paused
FEMA location switches to second doses only; all mobile events cancelled
Updated:
Tags:
ORLANDO, Fla. – Across Central Florida, officials at COVID-19 vaccination sites scrambled to adjust operations as federal health authorities called for a temporary pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson formula.
The move comes as six women, ages 18 to 48, reported potentially dangerous blood clots after receiving the single-dose J&J vaccine. One woman died and a second woman in Nebraska has been hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.
[TRENDING:
Ad
More than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered in the U.S., the vast majority with no or mild side effects.
State working with Wolstein Center, college campuses on Johnson & Johnson vaccines
Updated 12:50 PM;
Today 10:45 AM
On March 2, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center administered some of the first Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses in the U.S.
(The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center)The Ohio State University/Logan Wallace
Facebook Share
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Health is working with vaccine providers who were expecting to administer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shots on alternative plans including colleges, universities and mass vaccination sites, an agency spokeswoman said late Tuesday morning.
Currently at the Wolstein Center mass vaccination site in Cleveland, where around 6,000 people are getting shots a day, patients are completing their second dose of Pfizer shots this week.