Kern County remained among 14 California counties still considered to have low COVID-19 transmission last week, as eight counties — including Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Kings — jumped to high transmission with the remaining 36 counties at medium.
In contrast to the low ranking, Kern County hospitals have had more patients admitted with COVID-19 recently. The public health department on Wednesday reported 68 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at Kern hospitals.
When will COVID restrictions be lifted California?
SACRAMENTO â Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the COVID-19 state of emergency will end on February 28, 2023, charting the path to phase out one of the most effective and necessary tools that California has used to fight COVID-19.
What are California COVID tiers?
Purple (widespread) level threshold will remain at more than 10 cases per 100,000, red (substantial) case frequency range will narrow to 6-10 cases per 100,000; and the orange (moderate) level of case frequency will change to 2-5.9 cases per 100.0000.
What is the probability of transmission of Covid-19?
The maximum probability of 63.2% at the source is exponentially reduced to less than 1% over a distance of 1.5 m. It is recommended to keep a lateral distance of 0.1 m from the person coughing to avoid infection.