Tulare County Public Health Branch Announces Two Deaths Related to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The County of Tulare Public Health Branch confirms the eighth and ninth death from COVID-19 in the county. Both individuals were related to Redwood Springs, and both individuals passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Both were over 65 and person-to-person transmissions.

“We offer our sincere condolences to the friends and families who lost their loved ones due to COVID-19,” said Dr. Karen Haught, Tulare County Public Health Officer. “Tulare County Public Health continues to assist Redwood Springs facility with supplies, resources, and guidance.”

Tulare County residents must follow these guidelines:

• Stay at home
• Go out only for essential items such as groceries and medical needs/prescriptions
• Limit outings to no more than 2 individuals
• Wash your hands and disinfect surfaces frequently

The above guidance serves to help protect yourself from COVID-19 in addition to good health hygiene, such as washing hands, covering coughs/sneezes, remaining home when ill, avoiding other sick people, and frequently washing surfaces with regular home cleaners.

The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency is diligent about the protection of patient privacy, in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and for this reason we cannot release any other information about the patient. The information we release about the positive COVID-19 cases in Tulare County is carefully curated to provide useful information to our community members, while also excluding information that would lead to the identification of patients. This is a protection, provided by law, that is extended to everyone.

Updates continue to be available on our website: www.tchhsa.org.