Recovered person tests positive for COVID-19 as cases rise to 142 in Merced County

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Merced County rose to 142 on Sunday, six weeks after the first report of a county resident testing positive.

Two new cases were reported in a Sunday afternoon update from the Merced County Department of Public Health. Of the confirmed cases, 60 are active while 79 people have recovered and three have died.

The number of recovered patients was reduced by one after a recovered person became symptomatic and re-tested positive for COVID-19, according to health officials.

Los Banos and Merced have the most positive cases reported with 38 each, according to the county Health Department figures.

A total of 16 cases have been reported in Delhi, with nine in both Atwater and Livingston. The communities of Gustine and Winton have both recorded eight cases, according to health officials.

There have been 53,949 confirmed cases and 2,190 deaths statewide, the county Health Department stated.

Around the Central Valley

Tulare County recorded an additional 23 positive COVID-19 test results Sunday, which brought the total to 743. According to the Health and Human Services Agency there, 30 more people have recovered, bringing that total to 144. There have been 40 deaths.

Madera County reported no new cases on Sunday, leaving the county’s total at 51. Thirty people have recovered and two have died.

Mariposa County, which reported its first positive result Tuesday, remains at 13 positive COVID-19 results.

Stanislaus County reported two more deaths due to the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total to 14. A total of 400 people have tested positive for the virus and 252 have recovered.

This story was originally published May 3, 2020 at 7:12 PM.