Latino COVID-19 Task Force aims to ramp up testing

On Friday the Latino COVID-19 Task Force met to push for more coronavirus testing in the Latino community.

MORE CORONAVIRUS TESTING IN THELATINOCOMMUNITY.THIS IS ALL PART OF AN EFFORT TOHELP KERN COUNTY MOVEINTO THE NEXT TIER OF THE STATEDESIGNATEDSYSTEM.IT'S ALSO A PUSH TO GET THEHISPANIC POPULATIONTESTED..

AND SELF-ISOLATING WHENNEEDED.

OF THE KNOWN POSITIVECASES..

LOCAL HISPANICS MAKE UP232 OFTHE 381 DEATHS RELATED TOCOVID... AND 55% OF THE TOTAPOSITIVE RESULTS.