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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Kern COVID-19 tracker: 235,765 total cases, 2,107 deaths

For a closer look at the COVID cases in Kern County, click on our tracker.