81 cases in Tulare County; 3 deaths; six cases in Porterville

PUSD provides update on meal program

Tulare County Health and Human Services reported there are now 81 positive cases of coronavirus in the county as of 11 a.m. Friday.

Tulare County also reported its third death as a result of COVID-19. No information was provided on the third person who died due to the coronavirus.

It was also reported there are six positive cases in Porterville and four positive cases in Lindsay. The breakdown of the rest of cases reported were 38 were in Visalia, 23 were in Tulare, one was in Pixley and nine were in Dinuba, the Kingsburg area and Woodlake.

The number of positive cases in Tulare County has increased by seven since Thursday. Seventeen of the cases have been reported as travelers, 45 are personperson contact and 19 are still under investigation.

Two are ages 0-17, 14 are ages 18-25, 22 are ages 26-40, 19 are ages 41-64 and 24 are ages 65 and older.

The count also reported four people diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered. There are 176 people in the county are are self-quarantined and being monitored by public health officials.

Tulare County Public Health Branch and Tulare County TCICT have released a map so community members can gain a more accurate view into the Tulare County areas that are affected by COVID-19.

This tool should be used to enhance knowledge and awareness without leading community members to believe other areas are more safe or don’t need to practice the same social distancing and hand/ surface hygiene as other, more affected, areas.

Tulare County Public Health strongly maintains the best way to avoid COVID-19 is to stay home, practice social and physical distancing, and maintain good hand and surface hygiene. Information is to be updated as it becomes available.

Updates continue to be available at www.tchhsa. org.

For more information about COVID-19, visit www.tchhsa.org/ncov, https://www.facebook.com/ Tularecountyhhsa/, and https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ PROGRAMS/CID/DCDC/

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PUSD Meals Update

The Porterville Unified School District will continue to provide grab and go meals from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Beginning on Monday, April 6 to following sites will be consolidated: Harmony Magnet School will be moved to Strathmore High; Pioneer Middle School will be moved to Vandalia Elementary; Belleview Elementary will be moved to Bartlett Middle School; Sequoia Middle School will be moved to Westfield Elementary; and Citrus High School will be moved to Los Robles Elementary.

All other sites will remain unchanged. Children ages 1-18 are eligible and will both drive-thru and walk-up stations provide lunch meal and breakfast for the next morning. Each child must be present in Children need to eat their lunch or refrigerate it within 30 minutes of pickup. This includes refrigerating breakfast for the following day.

Meals for students with special dietary needs are available at Student Nutrition Services located at 900 W. Pioneer Ave., between 9 a.m. and noon, Mondayfriday. For more information, call 559-782-7062.

The outlying routes will continue and are as follows:

Route 1 (Yokohl Valley, Balch Park, Springville)

10:30 a.m. - Yokohl Valley Drive and Balch Park Road, Springville; 11 a.m. - Springville Elementary, 35424 Ward Ave., Springville; 11:30 a.m. - Cattle Drive and Mustang Drive; 11:50 a.m. - River Island Country Club Parking Lot

Route 2 (Success Lake Area / Highway 190)

10:15 a.m. - Future Ready Lab, 31374 Success Valley Drive; 10:35 a.m. - Success Market, 28420 Hwy 190; 10:50 a.m. - Eagles Nest, 27798 Hwy 190; 11:15 a.m. 1168 E. Poplar – 11:15 a.m.

Route 3 (Richgrove / Ducor)

10:20 a.m. - 709 Rowland, Richgrove; 11 a.m. - 5580 Road 234, Ducor Route 6 (Poplar) 10:15 a.m. - Labor Camp, 16153 Road 192; 10:45 a.m. - Poplar Water Tower; 11:10 a.m. - Romo Furniture, 21058 Ave 152

For more information, including information about outlying pickup locations, call 559-782-7092.

FORECLOSURES on FHA homes suspended

The Federal Housing Administration implemented on Friday a policy to go into effect immediately a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions for single-family homeowners with Fhainsured mortgages for the next 60 days.