The Kern County Board of Supervisors held its meeting Tuesday where the board discussed numerous topics regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Director of Public Health Matt Constantine spoke before the board and addressed concerns with cases at nursing homes.
DISCUSSED NUMEROUSTOPICS REGARDING COVID-19.DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH MATTCONSTANTINESPOKE BEFORE THE BOARD -- ANDADDRESSED CONCERNS WITHCASES AT NURSING HOMES."SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES ARECOMPLETELY AND SOLELY MONITOREDBY THE STATE.
THE COUNTY DOESNOTEVEN ENTER THOSE FACILITIES.HOWEVER, WE ARE SUFFERING THEPOTENTIALECONOMIC IMPACT FOR WHAT IBELIEVE IS THE STATE'S FAILURETO TAKE IMMEDIATEAND ADEQUATE ACTION TO PROVIDECONTROLS AND RESPONSE WHENCOVID-19 STRIKES A SKILLEDNURSING FACILITY."CONSTANTINE ALSO LAID OUTCONCERNS WITH THOSE FACILITIES.HE SAYS ONE OF THOSE CONCERNS ISTHAT TWO OF THE FACILITIESARE DEALING WITH OUTBREAKS --BUT ARE STILL ACCEPTINGCONCERNS WITH THOSE FACILITIES.HE SAYS ONE OF THOSE CONCERNS ISTHAT TWO OF THE FACILITIESARE DEALING WITH OUTBREAKS --BUT ARE STILL ACCEPTINGPATIENTS.HE SAID THAT IS NOT O-K -- ANDTHE STATE NEEDS TO INTERVENE.ON MONDAY -- CONSTANTINE SAID 12OF THE 19 NURSINGFACILITIES IN THE COUNTY HAVEREPORTED POSITIVE CASES.OFFICIALS SAY OVER HALF OF THE54 DEATHS ARE FROM THREEDIFFERENT STATE REGULATEDSKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEWNUMBERS AROUND THE COUNTY.OFFICIALS ARE NOW REPOING MORETHAN 34-HUNDRED CASESHERE IN KERN... THAT'S ANINCREASE OF 85 CASES SINCEYESTERDAY.OFFICIALS ALSO REPORTING ANOTHERDEATH DUE TO THE VIRUS-- BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO 54.NEARLY 23-HUNDRED RESIDENTS HAVERECOVERED.96 PERCENT HAVE FULLY RECOVEREDOR ARE RECOVERINGFROM HOME.MORE THAN 36-THOUSAND OR NEARLY89 PERCENT OFTESTS HAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE.FOR MORE ON CASES AND RECOVERIES-- HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE -- TURNTO 23 DOT COM.KERN RECOVERS SMALL BUSINESSFORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM
Despite businesses reopening across the US, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of abating.
In fact, CNN..
