23ABC Weekend Morning News at 8 AM - Top Stories for April 5

23ABC Weekend Morning News at 8 AM - Top Stories for April 5

The number of Covid-19 cases in Kern County is now over 200.

We'll give you the latest numbers plus a breakdown of where the cases are located.

Plus, why one local high school student is speaking about the importance of social distancing.

WE HAVE THE LATEST INFORMATIONFROM PUBLICHEALTH ABOUT THE CASES AND WHERETHE PATIENTS ARELOCATED.REPORTER LIVEGOOD MORNING.THANKS FOR JOINING US AT 8 A-M.I'M TORI COOPER.WE'RE GOING TO START THINGS OFFTHIS MORNING WITH 23 ABC'SALEX BELL WITH A LOOK AT YOURSTORM SHIELD FORECAST.MORNING ---- PUBLIC HEALTHOFFICIALS ARE REPORTING NEWCORONAVIRUS CASES IN KERNCOUNTY.HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LATESTBREAK DOWN OF THE LOCAL CASES.PUBLIC HEALTH ANNOUNCEDYESTERDAY THAT 11 NEWRESIDENTS HAD TESTED POSITIVEFOR COVID-19 --- BRING THE TOTALNUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES TO 210.FIVE OF THOSE CASES ARE NON-RESIDENTS.

TWO PEOPLE HAVE DIEDDUE TO THE VIRUS SO FAR .BUT ON THE UPSIDE -- 26-HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE TESTEDNEGATIVE FOR COVID 19 AS OF THISMORMING.AND HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THECASES BY REGION IN KERNCOUNTY...ACCORDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH --THERE ARE 92 POSITIVE CASES INWEST BAKERSFIELD -- THE LARGESTAMOUNT OF ALLTHE REGIONS SO FAR.64 IN EAST BAKERSFIELD, 37 INTHE VALLEY REGION, FIVE INTHE DESERT AND SEVEN IN THEMOUNTAIN REGION.BUT WE'LL BRING YOU THE LATESTINFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE TURNTO 23 DOT COM.AS MORE STUDIES ARE BEINGCONDUCTED BY HEALTH OFFICIALS--- WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUTTHE COVID-19 VIRUSAND HOW IT SPREADS.THE CDC HAS NOW RELEASED NEWGUIDELINES FOR THE PUBLIC.23ABCS LEZLA GOODEN HAS MORE ONTHOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.KYLE HEBER IS A LOCAL INTERNALMEDICINE PHYSICIAN ATCONTINUES TO SPREAD, ONE LOCALRESIDENT SPOKE WITH23ABC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OFSTAYING HOME.AS THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TOSPREAD, ONELOCAL RESIDENT SPOKE WITH 23ABCABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OFSTAYING HOME.23ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL JOINS USWITH THE STORY OF A GIRLWHO HAS A COMPROMISED IMMUNESYSTEM AND WANTS TOGIVE A MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC.AUSTIN?CHLOE DOLLAR IS A 17 YEAR OLDBAKERSFIELD RESIDENT WHOWAS BORN WITH AN IMMUNEDEFICIENCY.

SHE SAYS SHE'SSCHOOL DISTRICT WILL CONTINUESERVING MEALS DURING THEUPCOMING SPRING BREAK.BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BEPROVIDED TOMORROWTHROUGH THURSDAY.SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL CONTINUESERVING MEALS DURING THEUPCOMING SPRING BREAK.BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BEPROVIDED TOMORROWTHROUGH THURSDAY.ON THURSDAY, A SECOND BREAKFASTAND LUNCH WILL BEPROVIDED AS NO MEALS WILL BEPASSED OUT FROM THE 10TH TO THE13TH OF APRIL.AFTER THAT, MEALS WILL BEDISTRIBUTED MONDAY THROUGHTHURSDAYS WITH TWO EXTRA MEALSPROVIDED ON THURSDAY TOACCOUNT FOR FRIDAYS.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE MEALSERVICELOCATIONS -- GO TO OUR WEBSITETURN TO 23 DOT COM.AND WE HAVE A PROGRAMMING ALERTTO PASS ALONG FOR TONIGHT.23ABC WILL BE AIRING"CORONAVIRUS THE RUNDOWN"FROM OUR SCRIPPS NATIONAL TEAM.THE 30-MINUTE SHOW WILL EVERYSATURDAY AND SUNDAY RIGHTHERE ON 23ABC MOVING FORWARD.

ITSTARTS AT 6-30 P-M -- WHICHMEANS THAT THE SECOND HALFHOUR OF 23ABC NEWS AT 6 WILL BEPRE-EMPTED.BE SURE TO CATCH CORONAVIRUS THERUNDOWNTONIGHT AT 6-30 P-M RIGHT HEREON 23ABC.SO WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT WHEN Y