The county's 4th District partnered with the California Farmworkers Foundation to facilitate more tests in this underserved population.
The new mobile testing unit launched in Delano on July 28th to provide farmworkers a more accessible opportunity to get tested.
A MOBILE TESTING PROGRAM FORFARMWORKERS.THE COUNTY'S 4TH DISTRICTPARTNERED WITH THE CALIFORNIAFARMWORKERS FOUNDATION TOFACILITATE MORE TESTS IN THISUNDERSERVED POPULATION.THE NEW MOBILE TESTING UNITLAUNCHED IN DELANO ON JULY28TH TO PROVIDE FARMWORKERS AMORE ACCESSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TOGET TESTED.SAL MORETTI/KERN COUNTY DISTRICT4:"SOMETIMES THEYRE JUST TOO BUSYWORKING TO GET TEST, THEY MIGHTBEUNWILLING TO GO TO A DOCTORSOFFICE AND TESTING LOCATIONBECAUSE THEY HAVESOME TYPE OF FEAR OF PUTTINGTHEIR NAME ON PAPER, A LARGENUMBER AREUNDOCUMENTED"HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IN THE LAST17 DAYS -- 147 INDIVIDUALSHAVE BEEN TESTED THRU THE MOBILETESTING PROGRAM -- BUTTHEY CAN'T SAY HOW MANY TESTEDPOSITIVE.NEARLY 33 % OF ALL CASES LOCALLYARE HISPANIC ORLATINO.
SUNY Oneonta is closing its campus for two weeks, after at least 105 people test positive for coronavirus since the start of the..
The tests are free -- and teachers and staff are eligible for testing every two weeks.
