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Kern County sees spike in reported COVID deaths

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KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KERO) — Kern County has recently seen a spike in reported deaths from COVID.

Kern Public Health reported 16 new deaths on Wednesday. There were also 10 deaths reported on Monday. The latest deaths bring the total in Kern since the pandemic started to 1,632 COVID deaths.

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