Coronavirus update, Jan. 29: Stanislaus has another notable drop in hospital cases The Modesto Bee 1/29/2021 John Holland, The Modesto Bee Jan. 29—Stanislaus County freed up 25 hospital beds for COVID-19 patients Thursday, a hopeful sign that the winter surge is easing. Seven more deaths were reported by the county Health Services Agency, for a total of 815 since last spring. January has had 199 of the deaths, the worst month to date. Thursday brought 266 new cases in the county, for a total of 45,264. Stanislaus also has 381,788 negative test results and 41,597 people who are presumed recovered from the virus. The county's five hospitals had 253 patients with confirmed COVID-19 on Thursday, down from 278 the previous day. The figure was well over 300 in early January. Eight intensive-care beds for adults were available, up from one.