New cases of COVID-19 in Kern County remain low

The latest on COVID-19 in Kern County a the number of new positive cases being added in the county continues to be low.

NUMBER OF NEW POSITIVE CASESBEING ADDED IN THE COUNTYCONTINUES TO BE LOW...HEALTH OFFICIALS ADDING ONLY 23NEW CASES TO THE DASHBOARD THISMORNING.THOSE NUMBERS HAVE SEEN QUITETHE DECREASE OVER THE PASTFEW DAYS..

WITH LESS THAN 120NEW CASES REPORTED OVERTHE THREE-DAY WEEKEND.THE LOCAL TOTAL IS NOW JUST OVER30-THOUSAND-200.NO NEW DEATHS REPORTED TODAY.THAT TOTAL STANDS AT 296.AND JUST OVER 13-THOUSAND 300PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED.PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYINGTHE DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OFNEW CASES IS PROMISING -- BUTTHEY ARE STILL WAITING TO SEEWHAT IMPACTS -- IF ANY -- THELABOR DAY WEEKEND MIGHTHAVE..."IT'S UNKNOWN THE IMPACT THATLABORDAY COULD HAVE ON OUR CASERATES.

WE COULD SEE A SPIKE IFPEOPLE DID GATHER AND DID NOTFOLLOW THOSE MITIGATION MEASURESWE CONTINUE TODISCUSS.

AND IF PEOPLE DIDFOLLOW THOSE MEASURES, THEN WEMAY SEEOUR NUMBERS CONTINUE TODECREASE."AND AS ALWAYS - YOU CAN FIND ADETAILED BREAKDOWN OFOUR LOCAL COVID-19 CASE NUMBERSON OUR WEBSITE -- TURNTO 23 DOT COM.GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM PRAISINGTHE STATE'S EFFORTS