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Hospital officials discuss COVID-19 trends as Kern County meets all red tier metrics except one
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and last updated 2021-03-10 14:33:09-05
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â Kern County is inching closer to the red tier, meeting two out of the three needed state metrics. The county meets the red tier metrics for the positivity rate of COVID-19 tests and the health equity metric, but fell short of meeting the needed case rate.
In order to move into the red tier, Kern County needs to have a daily case rate below 7 new cases a day per 100,000 residents. As of Tuesday, Kern County s positivity rate is 11.1 new cases a day per 100,000 with an adjusted case rate of 11.8.
FAIRMONT CITY COUNCIL- PUBLIC WORKS FAIRMONT CITY COUNCIL- PUBLIC WORKS
The Fairmont City Council Monday discussed the future of the new Public Works Facility. However, the discussion did not end in a motion to proceed or not proceed in the direction of the project. John Pristas. Senior Project Manager at Kraus-Anderson, made a presentation that included three different projects two being of an estimated cost of $5 million for a stand-alone project of the Margaret Street building and $5 million addition to the Line Department. The council didn’t move further with these options.
The council took no action on consideration of a Letter of Intent from Community Asset Development Group to purchase land on the west side of Fairmont and develop market rate, multifamily housing. Some councilors expressed what they had heard from constituents that they were opposed to the proposed 45 unit housing development was just too large for the proposed neighborhood. Counc
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FAIRMONT– The Fairmont City Council discussed the future of the new Public Works Facility at Monday night’s meeting. However, the discussion did not end in a motion to proceed or not proceed in the direction of the project.
John Pristash, LEED AP. Senior Project Manager at Kraus-Anderson, presented a presentation that included three different projects two being of an estimated cost of $5 million for a stand-alone project of the Margaret Street building and $5 million addition to the Line Department. The council didn’t move further with these options and went a different route.
The route went back to the agenda of the previous meeting. In the last city council meeting, the motion to award the bids for the new Public Works Facility failed. The same motion once again was offered to the council and failed 2-3. The bids are available to be decided on again during the next council meeting and must be awarded if the council wishes to continue in this p
How close is Kern County to leaving the purple tier?
California COVID metrics are continuing to improve
and last updated 2021-02-18 06:39:41-05
KERN COUNTY, Calif. â California COVID metrics are continuing to improve, and that s leaving some people to ask whether or not economic restrictions could be lifted any time soon.
Most of California, including Kern County, is still stuck in the purple tier, but hospitals like Mercy say their COVID situations are improving. That s why officials say we may be on the path to leaving the purple tier. We re optimistic we could be looking at weeks rather than months to move to the red tier, said Michelle Corson, public relations officer, Kern Public Health.