Kern County Latino COVID-19 Task Force hosting testing events starting Monday
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and last updated 2020-12-28 15:28:51-05
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â The Kern County Latino COVID-19 Task Force is encouraging you to keep getting tested now that the holidays are over. The organization will be hosting events for the next few days starting Monday.
Below is a list of all the testing sites being held this week, you do not have to register before arriving to the testing site.
WHEN: Monday, December 28th (10 A.M. to 2 P.M.)
WHERE: City View Church (Parking Lot), 3535 Union Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93305 Free face masks will be given to individuals, courtesy of Adventist Health Bakersfield.
Then COVID-19 brought life to a halt.
The 49-year-old came home from work Nov. 16 not feeling well and went into Adventist Health Bakersfield on Nov. 19. On Christmas Day, she will have spent 36 days in the hospital, including five days on a ventilator.Â
Swidecki s 28-year-old daughter Miranda was hopeful her mother would be discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation hospital any day. But as of Thursday, Workers Compensation had yet to authorize the move, Miranda said. And she was told if her mom wasn t moved by Thursday it likely wouldn t happen before Christmas.
Amy, a mother of two children in their mid-20s and grandmother to Miranda s 9-year-old son, is lucky to be alive. But like many COVID-19 patients who suffered severe illness â long-haulers as they re called in the medical community â she has a long road to recovery ahead.Â
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals, including Memorial Hospital, pitched tents outside their emergency departments to accommodate a surge in coronavirus patients.
But this week, in lieu of a tent Memorial Hospital set up a brand-new temporary building in the parking lot outside the emergency department.
Local hospitals are beginning to roll out their surge plans as COVID continues to rise in Kern County. There are 348 patients in county hospitals, a 17 percent increase from the week before, according to state data. Of those, 73 are in intensive care units, a 20 percent increase from last week. Based on county estimates, 1 in 33 residents has active cases of COVID.
Latino Task Force to offer two new free testing sites before Christmas
and last updated 2020-12-21 21:58:21-05
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. â As people prepare for the Christmas holiday, The Kern County Latino COVID-19 Task Force continues to encourage Kern County residents to get their COVID-19 test at one of this weekâs free testing sites.
In addition to the free testing sites, the collaborative has launched a new mental health and wellness hotline handling a variety of topics such as virtual education classrooms, employment concerns, and general worry about the safety of oneself and the safety of our family. The hotline is confidential and can be reached at
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