FRESNO, California (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno County added three more COVID-19 deaths and 346 new cases in a Thursday update from the Department of Public Health.
It brings the total number of cases in the county to 7,627 and the total number of deaths to 87.
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Health officials say the number of recoveries is up 157 to a new total of 1,686 patients who have recovered from the virus.
The percentage of positive cases jumped from 9.5% Wednesday to 9.7% Thursday. The state has asked counties to be at 8% or less.
Note: COVID-19 data updates often. The numbers in this story were accurate at the time of its writing.
COVID-19 resource links:
- Fresno County
- Tulare County
- Madera County
- Mariposa County
- Merced County
- Kings County
- Kern County
- Coronavirus.gov
- World Health Organization
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response
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