The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) on January 16 reported a daily increase of 383 additional COVID-19 cases. Although a rise in the number of new cases was anticipated due to the holiday season, health officials say this week’s numbers are the largest daily increase in Kings County since the beginning of the pandemic. Keep reading...
Healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic have received a historic shot of protection against the novel coronavirus after receiving the first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, December 21. Keep reading...
The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) announced that 975 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Kings County and were sent Friday to Adventist Health in accordance with California's Phased Approach to Vaccination. Keep reading...
The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) is working with Adventist Health and local health providers to quickly administer the 975 initial doses of federally allocated Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines expected to arrive in Kings County this week. Keep reading...
The COVID-19 vaccine is apparently on its way to Kings County. However, when and how it gets there remains a question mark. According to Adventist Health officials, who operate Kings County’s only hospital, as of Monday, expect it to arrive in Kings County soon. Keep reading...
The fight against the Coronavirus in California and Kings County continues as state health officials recently announced a Regional Stay at Home order, designed to slow the spread of COVID-19, curb hospitalization rates, and curb overwhelming intensive care unit (ICU) capacity. Keep reading...
After nearly a month in California’s Red Tier, part of the state’s COVID-19 tiered system referred to as the Blueprint for a Safe Economy, it appears that Kings County’s cases have begun to climb again, a fact that this week caused Kings County to return to the more restrictive Purple Tier, a move that will certainly affect local businesses and industries. Keep reading...
Things may be looking up for Kings County’s businesses as California health officials on Tuesday (Oct. 13) adjusted its framework for reopening businesses in Kings County. It was back on August 31 that the California officials adjusted the framework for reopening activities and businesses into a tiered system called Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Keep reading...
The Kings County Department of Public Health, in a press release this week, stated that the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is disproportionately affecting the Hispanic population of Kings County. Keep reading...
Kings County health officials and Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday unveiled California’s latest effort to deal with COVID-19, and it involves a “statewide, stringent and slow plan” for living with the virus over the long haul. Keep reading...