Kern County Public Health Matt Constantine spoke to the Kern County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, explaining why there is such a backlog for test results and contact tracing.
According to public health, there are more than 1,100 new cases bringing the total to more than 11,000 cases. Now in the past five days, the total number of positive cases has jumped by more than..
Quick turnaround of test results and contact tracing improve the odds of successfully limiting COVID-19 spread.
By providing test results within one day, communities might be able to reduce onward..
Public Health explains where incomplete test results are coming from.
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