More Fresno County elementary students to return to campus
The announcement impacts schools which were already in the process of phasing students back to in-person learning prior to winter break.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Class will be back in session in person next week for thousands of Fresno County elementary school students after health officials determined county COVID case rates and healthcare system capacity are improving. It means you re going to be in a classroom 6 feet apart wearing masks, social distancing in place, said Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Jim Yovino.
NEW: Fresno Co. K-6 school sites, which were already in the process of phasing students back, can now resume their reopening. Students can return to campus as soon as Monday.
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FOSTER FARMS PROVIDES COVID-19 VACCINATIONS TO EMPLOYEES AT FRESNO PROCESSING FACILITY
Foster FarmsFebruary 2, 2021 GMT
A Foster Farms employee is among the first California agricultural workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
A Foster Farms employee is among the first California agricultural workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
FRESNO, California, Feb. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) West Coast poultry leader, Foster Farms, is committed to the health and welfare of its employees. Starting today, the company will provide the Moderna vaccine to 1,000 employees at its Fresno, California, Cherry Avenue poultry facility. In partnership with Fresno County’s Public Health Department and Vons Pharmacy, this vaccination program marks the first large scale effort to vaccinate a workforce at a major food processing facility in Fresno County. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Foster Farms has
Fresno County has the capacity to administer at least 30,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine weekly, according to county health officials, and yet its two
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.
Fresno County officials say COVID vaccine doses aren t coming fast enough We requested 20,000 doses, we were provided 5,100 additional doses
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Health officials say the escalating loss of life is adding more urgency to get people vaccinated for COVID-19.
Fresno County health officials say they are asking the state for more doses as they work to meet intense demand.
They say the doses aren t coming in as fast as they d like. We are going to be running out of vaccine if our allocation doesn t increase, says interim health officer Dr. Rais Vohra.
To date, the Department of Public Health has received a total of 86,000 doses.