NewsCoronavirus

Actions

Public health announces two more local positive coronavirus cases overnight

Kern County Public Health
Posted
and last updated

The Kern County Public Health Department announced two more positive coronavirus cases overnight, bringing the total number of local residents testing positive to 34, and one non-resident.

Public health spokesperson Michelle Corson said they have conducted 1,602 test in Kern County. Of those tests, 647 came back negative and 920 are pending.

Corson said seven of Kern's positive cases were hospitalized at some point.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Monday

03/16/2026

Mostly Clear

-° / 59°

5%

Tuesday

03/17/2026

Clear

93° / 63°

3%

Wednesday

03/18/2026

Clear

95° / 64°

2%

Thursday

03/19/2026

Clear

93° / 63°

3%

Friday

03/20/2026

Clear

93° / 65°

2%

Saturday

03/21/2026

Partly Cloudy

93° / 61°

2%

Sunday

03/22/2026

Mostly Clear

87° / 59°

2%

Monday

03/23/2026

Mostly Clear

85° / 58°

0%