From the July 31, 2020 Edition
By Seema Verma, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing homes were ground zero early in the covid-19 pandemic, with outbreaks causing high rates of illness and death among vulnerable residents living together in close …
From the July 31, 2020 Edition
•As of last Thursday, all local hospitals had reached maximum capacity and were beginning to implement surge plans, said Kern Medical CEO Russell Judd in his weekly covid briefing.
• Judd said a state model …
From the July 31, 2020 Edition
Increases from June 10* to July 22 to July 29, 2020 [*Kern moved into Stage 3 reopening June 5; It is now closing again]
Worldwide 7,350,698 to 15,177,447 to 16,978,206 cases 415,277 to 622,183 to …
From the July 24, 2020 Edition
We asked Michelle Corson, the public information officer for the Kern County Department of Public Health (DPH), to help us understand the sudden leap in reported cases of covid-19. This is her reply. It illustrates …
From the July 24, 2020 Edition
By Samantha Smith, Mountain Communities Family Resource Center
The Mountain Communities Family Resource Center has received extra funding from a Kern Health Systems grant for the Frazier Mountain Health Improvement Project.
The project includes assisting …
From the July 17, 2020 Edition
The Covid Countdown Increases from June 10 to June 17 to July 15, 2020
Worldwide 7,350,698 to 8,329,221 to 13,512,693 cases 415,277 to 448,474 to 583,359 deaths
U.S. 1,999,313 to 2,162,851 to 3,495,536 cases 112,833 …
From the July 17, 2020 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
An observant resident called our office last week with a hot tip: the library was open!
He was just partially correct: our Frazier Park Library is serving as a pick-up …
From the July 17, 2020 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
In a July 15 interview in The Atlantic, Dr. Anthony Fauci named four U.S. states as an example of the worst covid-19 hotspots: Florida, Arizona, Texas and California.
The curve in …
From the July 10, 2020 Edition
Worldwide 7,350,698 to 8,329,221 to 12,009,301 cases 415,277 to 448,474 to 548,822 deaths
U.S. 1,999,313 to 2,162,851 to 3,053,328 cases 112,833 to 117,713 to 132,277 deaths
California 136,191 to 157,015 to 289,468 cases 4,838 to …
From the July 3, 2020 Edition
Photo captions:
Clockwise, from bottom left: Alex Rejis of Clinica Sierra Vista (CSV) took temperature readings of all 175 people who attended the Health Fair; Maria Fairfield, also of CSV administered blood pressure tests; as …