COVID-19 cases are rising in Kern County as health officials report increased virus concentrations in wastewater, indicating community spread of a new variant called “Stratus.”
The coronavirus subvariant XFG, known as “Stratus,” is currently the predominant variant statewide and has been detected in the Central California region, according to Kern County Public Health officials.
Bakersfield resident Amber Esposito experienced the variant’s impact firsthand when it infected her and her four children…