Staff absences are up, attendance is down and COVID-19 case rates have surged to record levels in Kern County. However, there is little discussion about returning to remote learning — even for a brief period — for local K-12 school districts.
Kern County Public Health reported 2,351 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths Friday.
Kern County Public Health reported 2,033 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths Thursday.
Kern County Public Health reported 1,892 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths Wednesday.
Kern County's COVID-19-testing infrastructure is showing signs of strain under a surge of the more contagious, fast-spreading omicron variant.
Kern County Public Health reported 1,890 new coronavirus cases and 14 new deaths Thursday.
Kern County Public Health reported 1,635 new coronavirus cases and eight new deaths Wednesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 1,143 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths Tuesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 1,527 new coronavirus cases and nine deaths Friday.
Kern County Public Health reported 896 new coronavirus cases and four deaths Thursday.
Kern County Public Health reported 607 new coronavirus cases and no deaths Wednesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 780 new coronavirus cases and 13 deaths Monday.
Kern County Public Health reported 220 new coronavirus cases and four deaths Tuesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 457 new coronavirus cases and zero deaths Monday.
Kern County Public Health reported 258 new coronavirus cases and nine new deaths Friday.
Kern County Public Health reported 126 new coronavirus cases and eight new deaths Thursday.
Kern County Public Health reported 222 new coronavirus cases and 1 new death Wednesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 278 new coronavirus cases and 4 new deaths Tuesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 478 new coronavirus cases and 5 new deaths Monday.
Kern County Public Health reported 228 new coronavirus cases and 8 new deaths Friday.
Kern County Public Health reported 313 new coronavirus cases and 14 new deaths Wednesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 157 new coronavirus cases and 7 new deaths Thursday.
Kern County Public Health reported 189 new coronavirus cases and three new deaths Tuesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 564 new coronavirus cases and 10 new deaths Monday.
Kern County Public Health reported 261 new coronavirus cases and 14 new deaths Friday.
Kern County Public Health reported 134 new coronavirus cases and 10 new deaths Thursday.
Kern County Public Health reported 213 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths Wednesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 137 new coronavirus cases and 13 new deaths Tuesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 1,008 new coronavirus cases and 10 new deaths Monday.
Kern County Public Health reported 274 new coronavirus cases and 5 new deaths Tuesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 222 new coronavirus cases and 10 new deaths Thursday.
Kern County Public Health reported 313 new coronavirus cases and seven new deaths Tuesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 633 new coronavirus cases and three deaths on Friday.
Kern County Public Health reported 504 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Monday.
Kern County Public Health reported 398 new coronavirus cases and one new death Tuesday.
The Boys and Girls Club of Kern County will host coronavirus vaccination clinics for ages 5 and up in Lamont and Bakersfield beginning Monday.
Clinica Sierra Vista announced that it is offering the pediatric dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccination to patients between the ages of 5-11 effective immediately.
Kern County Public Health reported 316 new coronavirus cases and 24 new deaths on Wednesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 314 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Tuesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 986 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Monday.
Kern County Public Health reported 402 new coronavirus cases and 21 new deaths on Wednesday.
The Kern County Public Health Services Department said the administration of pediatric vaccinations against COVID-19 could begin for the first time as early as Thursday in Kern County.
Kern Public Health Services recommends that all eligible residents get a booster shot to avoid another COVID-19 surge that could surpass the most recent peak that strained local hospitals.
Kern County Public Health reported 246 new coronavirus cases and 10 new deaths on Thursday.
Kern County Public Health reported 477 new coronavirus cases and five new deaths on Wednesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 490 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Tuesday.
Kern County Public Health reported 946 new coronavirus cases and four new deaths from the weekend on Monday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded the eligibility criteria for coronavirus vaccine booster shots.
Kern County Public Health reported 386 new coronavirus cases and 4 new deaths on Friday.
Kern County Public Health reported 373 new coronavirus cases and 12 new deaths on Thursday.
