Visalia welcomes its first new baby of 2021 at Kaweah Delta Medical Center

Joseph Escamilla was born at 4:17 a.m. Friday. His parents are Jose Escamilla and Hilda Magaña, of Farmersville.

Visalia Times-Delta

Visalia welcomed its first citizen of the year at 4:17 a.m. Friday when Joseph Escamilla was born at Kaweah Delta Medical Center.

He weighed in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 20.5 inches in length. His parents are Jose Escamilla and Hilda Magaña, of Farmersville.

While Joseph’s parents were not expecting his arrival on New Year’s Day, they said his birth was a great start to 2021.

Parents Jose Escamilla and Hilda Magaña, of Farmersville hold baby Joseph Escamilla, who was born at 4:17 a.m. Friday at Kaweah Delta Medical Center. He weighed in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 20.5 inches in length.

“Hopefully it’s a better year than last year,” said Hilda, who unfortunately lost a number of friends to COVID-19 in 2020. “2020 was a sad year.”

For being the New Year baby at Kaweah Delta Medical Center, Escamilla received a New Year’s diaper cake from nurses at the hospital.

As of 4:30 p.m. New Year's Day, nine other babies had been delivered at Kaweah Delta.

James Ward covers entertainment, news, sports and lifestyles for the Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register. Follow him on Twitter. Get alerts and keep up on all things Tulare County for as little as $1 a month. Subscribe today.