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Kern County sets record with more than 2,000 COVID-19 cases confirmed; vaccine set to arrive in Kern this week
Kern County health officials announced the highest number of COVID-19 cases Tuesday since the pandemic first hit Kern County in March.
COVID-19 vaccine to be stored at Kern Medical, elected officials say
Local health officials say Kern is expected to receive 5,850 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by the end of the week.
Kern County could receive first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines as early as next week, health officials say
Kern County could receive its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next week if the FDA approves the Pfizer vaccine this week, according to local public health officials.
State officials to send cell phone alerts Tuesday to Kern residents, areas impacted by State Stay at Home order
With COVID-19 spreading at a dangerous rate throughout the state, and multiple regions of the state now under a mandatory stay-at-home order, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services will issue region-wide emergency alerts at noon on Tuesday, asking residents to stay home except for essential activities, according to State officials.
State’s stay at home order goes into effect in Kern; ICU capacity falls below 15%
The State reported over the weekend that the San Joaquin Valley Region’s ICU capacity fell below 15 percent, resulting in a Stay at Home Order going into effect in Kern County.
Court slams ICE for how it handled COVID-19 outbreak at Mesa Verde
Last week, a federal judge condemned actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that showed a “deliberate indifference to the safety of the detainees” at Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center and resulted in a COVID-19 outbreak.