Riverside County becomes 8th county in the US to pass 200,000 coronavirus cases

Riverside County officially surpassed 200,000 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic in March. We are now the 8th county to reach 200,000 cases in the United States, just behind Dallas County.

It took Riverside County less than a month to double its amount of cases. The county reached 100,000 cases on Dec. 8.

New Cases Today

Riverside County reported 1,820 new cases since Monday, with the Coachella Valley reporting 172 of those cases today.

Check out the county map below
(Note Data will continue to update past today)

Stay-at-home Order extended in SoCal Region (Including Riverside County)

As a reminder, the stay-at-home order is still in effect in the the Southern California region, which includes Riverside County.

The region's current ICU bed availability remains at 0.0%. It needs to reach at least 15% for the order to be lifted.

Click here for more details on the order

Barbershops and hair salons are closed, restaurants are limited to take-out and delivery only, and capacity inside retail stores and shopping centers is maxed at 20%.

Hotels and lodging are able to stay remain open for critical infrastructure support, as can offices. Schools with waivers will be allowed to remain open. Places of worship are restricted to outdoor only services.

The following businesses/recreational facilities will be required to close:
-- indoor and outdoor playgrounds;
-- indoor recreational facilities;
-- hair salons and barbershops;
-- personal care services;
-- museums, zoos, and aquariums;
-- movie theaters;
-- wineries;
-- bars, breweries and distilleries;
-- family entertainment centers;
-- cardrooms and satellite wagering;
-- limited services;
-- live audience sports; and
-- amusement parks

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Testing

1,730,751 tests have been conducted so far, this increased by 20,817 since Monday.

How to get tested

Remember, you can get tested even if you do not have symptoms. Testing is available to all county residents.

You are now able to get a free test at many Rite-Aids in the area. Click here for a full list of stores and to schedule your appointment.

Click here to find the closest testing site to you

Find County Testing Sites

The hours at the Indio testing site have been expanded. The hours of operation runs from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Deaths and Recoveries

Since Monday, the county reported 2 additional COVID-19 deaths. The total number of deaths is now 2,098.

The Coachella Valley reported no coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours (533 total).

Read: Pregnant woman & mother of five dies of COVID complications on Christmas morning

Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari noted that an analysis into suicides & overdoses in Riverside County revealed that suicides are down about 27% in the county, however, overdoses are up 19%. Most of the increase is in the 15-24 year-old age group, Saruwatari told Supervisors. 96% of the overdoses are unintentional.

In November, Saruwatari reported that COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death in Riverside County in 2020.

Cancer and heart disease, also leading causes of death in Riverside County, increased in 2020, as did COVID-19.

"It's not that we are detracting from our other leading causes of death and adding to COVID. We are seeing a true increase in death due to COVID," Saruwatari said.

Full Details: COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death in Riverside County in 2020

Riverside County reported 666 recoveries since Monday. There are a total of 132,254 recoveries in Riverside County.

Hospitalizations

Riverside County reported 72 more hospitalizations since Monday, bringing the total up to 1,615.

The county also reported 12 more patients admitted into the ICU since Monday. The county currently has 342 patients in the ICU.

(Note Data will continue to update past today)

This comes as the county's ICU bed availability percentage remains at 0%, meaning hospitals are in their surge plans. Hospitals are converting rooms to make room for more patients.

Full Story: What Riverside County will need to do to avert 'unsustainable' overwhelming of hospitals

Coachella Valley Numbers

Cases in Coachella Valley Cities and Communities (As of 01/05/21)

· Bermuda Dunes
Confirmed Cases: 420
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 295

· Cabazon
Confirmed Cases: 202
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 132

· Cathedral City
Confirmed Cases: 4,857
Deaths: 55
Recoveries: 3,418

· Coachella
Confirmed Cases: 5,797
Deaths: 47
Recovered: 4,381

· Desert Edge
Confirmed Cases: 222
Deaths: 8
Recovered: 133

· Desert Hot Springs
Confirmed Cases: 2,797
Deaths: 39
Recovered: 1,965

· Desert Palms
Confirmed Cases: 172
Deaths: 12
Recovered: 105

· Garnet
Confirmed Cases: 614
Deaths: 7
Recovered: 428

· Indian Wells
Confirmed Cases: 140
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 100

· Indio
Confirmed Cases: 8,554
Deaths: 122
Recoveries: 6,254

· La Quinta
Confirmed Cases: 2,257
Deaths: 30
Recovered: 1,541

· Mecca
Confirmed Cases: 831
Deaths: 14
Recovered: 683

· North Shore
Confirmed Cases: 281
Deaths: 2
Recovered: 243

· Oasis
Confirmed Cases: 652
Deaths: 6
Recovered: 517

· Palm Desert
Confirmed Cases: 2,640
Deaths: 72
Recovered: 1,840

· Palm Springs
Confirmed Cases: 2,561
Deaths: 76
Recovered: 1,811

· Rancho Mirage
Confirmed Cases: 664
Deaths: 25
Recovered: 440

· Sky Valley
Confirmed Cases: 125
Deaths: 2
Recovered: 83

· Thermal
Confirmed Cases: 345
Deaths: 4
Recovered: 276

· Thousand Palms
Confirmed Cases: 656
Deaths: 4
Recovered: 473

· County Jails
There are 867 cases in the County's jails, with 1 death, and 605 recoveries.·

· State Jails
There are 4,521 cases in the state's jails and 3,773 recoveries.

Symptoms

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus, according to the CDC.

You can call the Centers for Disease Control with any questions at 211 and 800–CDC –INFO (800 – 232 – 4636).

If you want to be seen at Eisenhower Health, call their coronavirus hotline first at 760-837-8988 or 760-TEST988 with is open every day from 7 am to 7 pm. Avoid the spread of this illness.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911.

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