Coronavirus update, Jan. 30: Stanislaus hospital count dips again; 335 positive tests The Modesto Bee 1/30/2021 John Holland, The Modesto Bee Jan. 30—Hospital cases of COVID-19 continued to drop Friday in Stanislaus County, which also reported seven more deaths. A total of 822 residents have died since the pandemic emerged last spring, the county Health Services Agency said. January has brought 206 deaths, the most of any month. The 335 positive tests announced Friday raised the total to 45,599. Stanislaus also has 385,610 negative test results and 41,974 people who are presumed recovered from the virus. The county's five hospitals had 243 patients with confirmed COVID-19 on Friday, down from 253 the previous day. That's roughly 100 fewer than in early January but still a concern. Three intensive-care beds for adults were available Friday, down from eight.