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23ABC Weekend Morning News at 8 AM - Top Stories for April 4

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23ABC Weekend Morning News at 8 AM - Top Stories for April 4
23ABC Weekend Morning News at 8 AM - Top Stories for April 4

The confirmed coronavirus cases in Kern County continue to rise.

We have the latest local numbers and a breakdown of where the cases are located.

Plus, two local law enforcement officials have tested positive for the virus.

How the department is reacting.

RELEASED BYPUBLIC HEALTH -- PLUS ABREAKDOWN ON WHERE THECASES ARE LOCATED.REPORTER LIVEGOOD MORNING.THANKS FOR JOINING US AT 8 A-M.I'M TORI COOPER.WE'RE GOING TO START THINGS OFFTHIS MORNING WITH 23 ABC'SMORNING --- PUBLIC HEALTHOFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED ASECOND DEATH RELATED TO COVID-19IN KERN COUNTY.THIS AS THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMEDCASES CONTINUESTO RISE.HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LATESTBREAK DOWN OF POSITIVE ANDNEGATIVE TEST RESULTS...THERE ARE 199 TOTAL PEOPLE WHOHAVE TESTED POSITIVEFOR CORONAVIRUS IN KERNCOUNTY... 194 OF THOSE PEOPLEARE RESIDENTS -- AND FIVE OFTHOSEARE NON-RESIDENTS.THERE HAVE BEEN TWO DEATHSREPORTED.BUT THE GOOD NEWS -- IS NEARLY25-HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVETESTED NEGATIVE FOR THE VIRUSSO FARAND HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THECASES BY REGION IN KERNCOUNTY...ACCORDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH --THERE ARE 86 POSITIVE CASES INBAKERSFIELD WEST -- THE LARGESTAMOUNT OF ALL THEREGIONS SO FAR.60 IN BAKERSFIELD EAST, 36 INTHE VALLEY REGION,FIVE IN THE DESERT AND SEVEN INTHE MOUNTAIN REGIONPUBLIC HEALTH IS SET TO UPDATETHESE NUMBERS THIS MORNING AT10 --- AND WE'LL BRING YOU THELATEST INFORMATION ONOUR WEBSITE TURN TO 23 DOT COM.THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEHAS CONFIRMED THATSEVERAL DEPUTIES HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THECORONAVIRUS...ACCORDING TO K-C-S-O, THEY COULDNOT CONFIRM AT THIS TIME WHETHERTHE DEPUTIES WHERE DETENTIONDEPUTIES OR PATROL DEPUTIES...K-C-S-O OFFICIALS SAID IT IS UPTO PUBLIC HEALTH TO DETERMINE IFANYOTHER EMPLOYEES WOULD NEED TOISOLATE.K-C-S-O SAID ITS DEPUTIES AREOUTFITTED WITH N-95 MASKS ANDTHEY'RE FOLLOWING GUIDELINESFROM HEALTHOFFICIALS...A LOCAL FAMILY IS SPEAKING OUTAFTER TWO OF THEIR LOVEDONES TESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19NOW ONE OF THEM IS FIGHTING FORHER LIFE IN THE HOSPITAL --WHILE OTHERS WAIT FOR TESTRESULTS.40-YEAR OLD LISA MUNDY IS ABAKERSFIELD NATIVE WHO ISCURRENTLY FIGHTING FOR HER LIFEAT THE BAKERSFIELDHEART HOSPITAL - AFTER BEINGDIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19.ACCORDING TO HER 19 YEAR OLDDAUGHTER -- JAMIEROSENBLAD -- TEST RESULTS SHOWTHAT ROSENBLAD HASALSO TESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19.ROSENBLAD TOLD US -- BOTH SHEHER MOM SHOWEDSYMPTOMS OVER THE SPAN OF AWEEK.

SHE NOW IS SELF-ISOLATING..

AND UNABLE TO SEE ORSPEAK TO HER MOM...THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAVEBEEN HARDMY MOM IS THE ONE IN THEHOSPITAL WITH THE CORONAVIRUSSHE IS IN A MEDICALINDUCED COMA SHE IS HEAVILYSEDATED AND ON A VENTILATOR-THAT MEANS SHE IS NOT AWAKE- SHECAN NOT TALK OR TEXT.ROSENBLAD SAYS THE REST OF HERFAMILY MEMBERS IN HER HOME ARESTILL AWAITING THEIR RESULTS..MEANWHILE -- THE COMMUNITY HASSET UP A MEAL TRAINWHERE PEOPLE CAN DROP OFF FOODIN A SECURE LOCATION TOHAVE SENT TO THE FAMILY DURINGTHEIR TIME OF NEED.FOR INFORMATION ON THE MEALTRAIN -- VISIT OUR WEBSITE TURNTO23 DOT COM.WE CONTINUE TO COVER VARIOUSTOPICS REGARDINGCOVID-19 ON AIR AND ONLINE --BUT ALSO ON OUR PODCAST --"CORONAVIRUS IMPACT."IN EPISODE 12, HOSTS MATT LIVELYAND KARI OSEP BREAKDOWN THE LATEST COVID-19NUMBERS, TALK ABOUT THECANCELLATION OF THE C-I-F SPRINGSPORTS SEASON AND SPEAK WITH23ABC NEWS REPORTER KYLIE WALKERABOUT UNEMPLOYMENTRATES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.YOU CAN LISTEN TO ALL THEEPISODES ON OUR WEBSITE -- TURNTO 23 DOT COM AND OUR 23ABCFACEBOOK PAGE NOW.IN OTHER NEWS --- THE KERNCOUNTY SHERIFF'S HOMICIDEINVESTIGATORS WERE CALLED OUT TOLAKE ISABELLA FRIDAYNIGHT TO INVESTIGATE A MAN'SDEATH.ACCORDING TO K-C-S-O ----DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO ALAUNDROMAT ON FULOP ST.

IN LAKEISABELLA JUST BEFORE 9 LASTNIGHT.THE CALLER TOLD DISPATCHERSTHERE WAS A PERSON THEREWHO WAS WANTED FOR A PREVIOUSCRIME.BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE CALL ANDARRIVAL ---- PEOPLE DETAINEDTHE MAN WHO WAS ALLEGEDLY WANTEDFOR A CRIME.WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED --OFFICIALS SAID THE MAN WASUNRESPONSIVE .MEDICAL AID WAS GIVEN --- BUTTHE MAN WAS PRONOUNCEDDEAD AT THE SCENE.OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING WHATHAPPENED BETWEEN THE TIME THEYWERE CALLED AND WHEN THEYARRIVED.HOMICIDE DETECTIVES WERE CALLEDOUT AS APRECAUTION TO DETERMINE IF THEMAN'S DEATH WAS CRIMINAL.)THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION--- IF YOU HAVE ANYINFORMATION --- CALL K-C-S-O AT861 - 31--10.SWITCHING GEARS NOW---KERN COUNTY SCHOOLS MAY BESWITCHING TO ONLINE DISTANCELEARNING -- BUT THAT HAS NOTSTOPPED TEACHERS ANDSTAFF FROM MAKING SURE THEIRSTUDENTS KNOW THEYCARE...ANOTHER LOCAL SCHOOL TAKING TOTHE STREETS --JUST TO SHOWUS HOW THEY ARE MAKIN' IT INKERN COUNTY...THIS WAS FRIDAY'S TEACHER PARADEORGANIZED BY QUAILWOODELEMENTARY.DOZENS OF CARS -- RIDING DOWNTHE STREET -- HONKING.

AND --SEVERAL TEACHERS AND STAFF WITHSIGNS SHOWINGMESSAGES OF HOPE AND WAVING TOTHE STUDENTS FROM THEIRSCHOOL AND THEIR FAMILIES.ONE TEACHER -- SAYING THESEPARADES ARE WHAT MAKE THEISOLATION OF DISTANCE LEARNINGSO MUCH EASIER TOBEAR..."IT WAS HEARTWARMING.

YOUKNOW, IT'S HARD.

THESE KIDS ARESO MUCH A PART OF US.

AND TO NOTBE BY THEM AND TO KNOW WE WILLNOT FINISH THE YEAR.

THIS JUSTVALIDATES SOME OFOUR FEELINGS AND IT WAS FUN."THIS PANDEMIC HAS A LOT OFPEOPLE MISSING THEIR LOVEDONES.

BUT ONE BAKERSFIELD FAMILYHAS BEEN MISSING THEIRMOM FOR YEARS.23ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL JOINS USWITH THE STORY OF A MOMWHO WAS DEPORTED BY ICE, BUT HASNOW RETURNED HOME.TORI, CAROLINA GOMEZ HAS ONLYBEEN IN TOUCH WITH HER FAMILYTHROUGH FACETIME OVER THE PASTTWO YEARS.

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