Kern County public health announces four more COVID-19 related deaths

Kern County health officials are urging residents to get tested at the new federal testing site at the fairgrounds and for those who've recovered to donate convalescent plasma.

This comes as the latest numbers jumped above 1,000 new cases.

GET TESTED AT THE NEW FEDERALTESTING SITE AT THEFAIRGROUNDS..

AND FOR THOSEWHO'VE RECOVERED..

TODONATE CONVALESCENT PLASMA.

THISCOMES AS THE LATEST NUMBERSJUMPED ABOVE 1,000 NEWCASES..COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERRYAN ALSOP ALSOWARNED BUSINESSES OPERATINGOUTSIDE OF THESTATE GUIDANCE..

THAT STRIKETEAMS ARE IN KERN COUNTY ANDHE SAYS THEY ARE WATCHING WHATSHAPPENING.SOT - ALSOP - MY ADVICE IS..

IFYOU AREOPERATING OUTSIDE STATEGUIDANCE, VISIT FROM STRIKETEAM, OPERATING OUTSIDEDOING AT OWN RISK...AND..

QUESTIONS ARE STILLSWIRLING REGARDING THEHANDLING OF TEST RESULTS..

ANDPOSSIBLE INACCURACIES ASRAISED BY HEALTH OFFICIALS.ALSOP SAID THE PROBLEMS HAD NOIMPACT ON KERN COUNTYBEING ON THE STATE'S MONITORINGLIST...THE COUNTY ANNOUNCING 1,067 NEWCASES IN THE LAST 24REPORTING PERIOD..

PUSHING THETOTAL NUMBER OFCASES TO MORE THAN 18- THOUSAND400.ACCORDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH --11-THOUSAND 645 OF THE TOTALPOSITIVE CASES ARE IN THE 18 TO49 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP.PUBLIC HEALTH ANNOUNCED FOUR NEWDEATHS..

BRINGING THATTOTAL NOW IN KERN COUNTY TO 139.THERE ARE ALSO 220 PEOPLEHOSPITALIZED BY COVID.ANOTHER 61 PEOPLE HAVEOFFICIALLY RECOVERED FROMTHE VIRUS..

BRINGING THAT TOTALTO 5,527.WHILE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHOARE ISOLATING ATHOME..

WENT UP BY EXACTLY 1,000TO 12,525.MORE THAN 105-THOUSAND..

OR84-PERCENT OF ALL TESTS HAVECOME BACK NEGATIVE.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A FULLBREAKDOWN OFTHE LOCAL COVID CASE NUMBERS --VISIT OUR WEBSITE..

TURNTO 23 DOT COM.AFTER HITTING 103 IN BAKERSFIELD