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Local coalition to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics for agricultural workers in Lamont, Bakersfield this weekend
The United Against COVID Coalition is holding a series of COVID-19 vaccination clinics this weekend in Kern County for agricultural workers.
If Kern continues to meet current metrics, it could move into Red Tier next week
The State announced Tuesday that Kern County’s COVID-19 metrics meet the thresholds for the State’s COVID-19 Blueprint for a Safer Economy, moving Kern closer to the Red Tier.
Heart for Art event seeking art supply donations
The residents at the M Street Navigation Center is asking the community for donations so M Street residents can express themselves therapeutically andpositively through various art forms for the Heart for Art event.
COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease in Kern, according to State data
Over the past two months, Kern County has seen a drastic decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations, state data shows.
Kern’s COVID-19 deaths reported at delayed rates as health officials wait for death certificate information
For the past few weeks, Kern’s COVID-19 death count has increased rather quickly, with health officials announcing double digit number of deaths each day, according to the health department’s dashboard.
Public Health moves back to Level 1 of EMS system surge plan
Kern County’s EMS system has met the threshold for Level 1, or the green tier, of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System Surge Plan and officially moved Monday from the yellow tier to the green tier, the lowest of the four tiers, according to Kern Public Health.