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El Dorado County released this chart sharing details of El Dorado County’s COVID-19 cases. These figures are as of April 3, the most recent available before press time. Visit edcgov.us for any updated information.
Local COVID-19 cases climb n Tahoe, EDH have the most cases Dylan Svoboda Staff writer The number of coronavirus cases in El Dorado County has increased to 22, according to El Dorado County Public Health officials. After initially withholding most COVID-19 case information, the county has moved to provide patients’ area of residence, age, gender and cause of transmission. As of Friday afternoon (the most recent information available as of press time) officials reported nine cases in South Lake Tahoe, five cases in El Dorado Hills, three cases in both the greater Placerville and Shingle Springs/Latrobe areas and two cases in the county’s northern area. No cases in Camino, Pollock Pines, Diamond Springs, El Dorado or the
south county area have been reported. The county didn’t provide specific ages of the individuals but gave ranges. Twelve patients range in ages from 18-49, seven from 50-64 and three are 65 and older; 11 are male and 11 are female. The largest portion of the cases (nine) are travelrelated, eight cases are community acquired and one is through contact with a known case. Four other cases are being investigated. No deaths have been reported. COVID-19 tests were completed by healthcare providers across El Dorado County, including local hospitals and private healthcare facilities as well as by healthcare providers and hospitals in other counties, officials noted. The state’s figures as of April 4 are 13,438 confirmed cases with 319 deaths. The county is expected to provide updates each weekday around 4 p.m. Visit edcgov.us/ Government/hhsa/Pages/EDCCOVID-19.aspx.
All schools are closed Dylan Svoboda Staff writer
“ … it is almost surreal we are the unlucky class to experience this and finish high school in front of a computer screen at home.”
All 15 El Dorado County school district superintendents signed a joint letter April 1 that confirms schools will operate through distance learning for the remainder of the school year as administrators do their part to attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19. — ORHS senior Brent Malde “While we recognize this extension of school facility closures poses challenges and hardship to many families in El Dorado County, the most effective way to slow and disrupt the transmission of this pandemic is by continuing to implement social distancing practice,” states a press release from the El Dorado County Office of Education. “We are grateful to community members throughout El Dorado County for their tremendous n
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l Dorado Hills businesses recently banded together to help seniors during this COVID-19 outbreak. Many older adults have sequestered themselves in their homes to avoid contracting the virus, leaving them with little human contact while navigating technological challenges. Last week Aji Japanese Bistro owner and chef Russell Okubo and El Dorado Hills Party Rental owner Louis Mansour began a pilot program to provide convenient, delicious and economical meals to the Four Seasons senior residents. “I really wanted to do something for the community,” Okubo said. “And I want to target the elderly who don’t get out much.” “I know from having parents who are seniors that it’s tough for them to get out,” said Mansour, adding he is sensitive to the difficulties some older adults have with ordering through a computer interface. Meals are ordered over the phone in blocks of one to three days at a time. Okubo and Mansour approached Four Seasons Civic League Chairman John Raslear with the idea and the project quickly fell into place. Raslear said he is delighted with the generosity and floored by the quality of meals Okubo presented. “I looked at that menu and I said ‘Wow, for $10 you can’t go wrong,’” Raslear told Village Life. “Some of these people are 90 years old.”
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El Dorado Hills resident John Mountain was joined by several volunteers to make face masks for healthcare workers. He’s hoping to make thousands more to help keep people safe.
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Special delivery — Four Seasons residents Olga and Gordon stand in their doorway, ready to get their ordered meal from Louis Mansour, Carie Ann Mansour and chef Russell Okubo, left to right. Originally French trained specializing in European cuisine, Okubo admits that Asian cooking came later to him, despite his Japanese origins. “My cooking is really diverse so I can cook whatever,” he explained of the wide variety he’s offering through his senior program. The menu includes flavors of cultures from around the world, with diners enjoying ribs one night, Mediterranean chicken, enchila-
das or Chinese the next. Mansour, who is also president of the Mansour Company, maintains he is not doing this in his capacity as the developer of Town Center. “This is me as a 30-year resident of El Dorado Hills trying to give back and take care of this community.” Mansour is donating catering equipment, food warmers and n
When El Dorado Hills resident John Mountain heard from his old high school friend that her hospital was running low on personal protection equipment he sprang into action. His friend Jill Brubaker, a nurse in Orange County, had asked her father and siblings for help. Before she knew it, they set up shop in one of their warehouses and started producing face shields, posting their methods on Facebook. “There’s no reason we can’t do that in El Dorado Hills,” Mountain said, when he saw the post. “People here are very generous and we live in such a great community. So I decided to do it.” With the help of Hospital Alliance Association he was able to raise more than $10,000 in one week. After purchasing materials he set up shop in the Keller Williams Realty training room, which Jen and Scott Ostrode donated. The Ostrodes, along with approximately 70 volunteers, worked over two days to produce 4,208 face shields. Many volunteers are seniors from the Oak Ridge High School football team. Mountain is waiting
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