Kingtson Healthcare Center deaths

Kingston Healthcare accounts for nearly half of Kern County COVID-19 deaths

COUPLE WEEKS...ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIADEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH --THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE DEATHSDUE TO COVID-19 AT THE KINGSTONHEALTH CARE CENTER INBAKERSFIELD.A LOCAL OFFICIAL CONFIRMS THATTHE FACILITY HAS 7 DEATHS.23ABC'S LEZLA GOODEN JOINS USLIVE FROM OUTSIDE THEFACILITY IN SOUTHWESTBAKERSFIELD WITH MORE.LEZLA?THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT SPECIFYINGHOW MANY DEATHS --BUT ARE REPORTING IT IS LESSTHAN 11 DEATHS ATKINGSTON HEALTHCARE CENTER.HOWEVER -- COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVEOFFICER RYANALSOP SAID TODAY THAT IT'S 7DEATHS AT THIS TIME.ALSOP ALSO SAYING THAT 86 OF THECASES OF COVID-19 IN KERNCOUNTY ARE AT THE CENTER.

SINCEWE HAVE BEEN HERE I HAVESEEN TWO AMBULANCES LEVAE THEFACILITY WITHRESPONDERS WEARING FILLPROTECTIVE GEAR..

ANS WE AREUNABLE TO DEMTERMINE IF ANYONEHAS BEEN TRANSPORTED.WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THELATEST ON THE OUTBREAK AT THEFACILITY ON AIR AND ON OURWEBSITE TUNR TO 23 DOT COM.LOCAL RETAIL BUSINESSES ARESHOWING SIGNS OF NEW LIFE