The Board of Supervisors approved an edited response to a grand jury report that found not enough was being done to improve pedestrian safety in Kettleman City, during Tuesday’s regular
Kings County Public Health will not bring a mask mandate recommendation to the Board of Supervisors unless pandemic circumstances change, according to the department.
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Cases of COVID-19 are quickly rising in Kings County, and vaccination numbers are increasing slowly as the delta variant spreads, county supervisors were told during their weekly public health update Tuesday.
Last week saw 354 new cases, and the number of confirmed delta variant cases jumped from eight to 20, though that number is probably low due to backups in the state testing lab, said Public Health Director Ed Hill.
Of the 27 patients admitted at local hospitals for COVID-19, 88% were unvaccinated, though only 13% were Kings County residents â hospitals are regional and accept non-county residents. Among all vaccinated people in Kings, only .3% are experiencing breakthrough cases, Hill said.
The Kings County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously designated August 2021 as Child Support Awareness Month, National Breastfeeding Month and Valley Fever Awareness Month to raise awareness and promote public education on each topic.Â
âI donât know if weâre going to have an arm wrestling event, maybe rock paper scissors to see whoâs the king of the month of August,â said Board Chairman Craig Peterson.
Child Support Awareness Month was brought forward by the Child Support Services Department. Director Marie Waite said itâs the goal of the department to provide consistent financial and medical support for children in the county.