Coronavirus update, Feb. 1: Stanislaus County's key numbers at near two-month low The Modesto Bee 2/1/2021 Brian Clark, The Modesto Bee Feb. 1—Infection rates and total hospitalizations tied to COVID-19 continued to dip in Stanislaus County on Sunday at the close of what's been the deadliest month of the pandemic. The county announced zero deaths for the fifth straight Sunday, leaving the total for the month at 212, ahead of the previous record of 188 in December. Nearly half of the 828 reported fatalities since the county's first in April have come in the last two months. Despite that somber news, the county's 14-day positivity rate dropped to 13.8%, its lowest since Dec. 4, according to the state dashboard. The 6% decline from the previous 14 days outpaces the state's 4.8% decrease over the same period.