Riverside County reported 452 new cases over the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of COVID cases in the county to 305,195. The county reported 1 COVID death over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 4,658. The number of recoveries in Riverside County increased by 257, bringing the total up to
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Coronavirus cases are on the rise nationwide and so are concerns about the effectiveness of current vaccines. According to a new medical study reported in the New York Times, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is “much less effective against the Delta and Lambda variants than against the original virus.” Dr. Alan Williamson at Eisenhower Health
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Riverside County health officials have reversed course on their decision to post coronavirus update weekly. The county will once again be posting coronavirus date updates every day starting Thursday. “The move from weekly to the daily updates (except for weekends) will give the public a better sense of where the data is trending,” reads a
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Riverside County released its weekly COVID-19 report on Wednesday, showing big increases in hospitalizations and patients admitted into the ICU. The county added more than 98% of all new COVID cases reported since February, have been among those unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. “The vaccine is the best protection you’re going to have against the virus
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A small but empassioned group of protestors rallied outside the Desert Sands Unified district headquarters Tuesday night ahead of the board’s meeting. The group was fighting for, among other issues, an end to Covid-19 restrictions in the classroom, including masks. The board voted unanimously to send a letter to Governor Newsom and the state asking
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As spikes in coronavirus are expanding around the country and numbers are starting to rise here in California, a valley health official with the Desert Healthcare District is warning that new restrictions may soon be necessary to prevent further shutdowns. Retired physician Les Zendle said the recent rise in Covid-19 transmission is caused by the
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Last week, Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage reported an increase in coronavirus patients. Now, Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs is seeing a similar trend. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Dr. Kinji Hawthorne on that trend and his concerns over the delta variant, even among those who are vaccinated. “Things are starting starting to
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As parents prepare for back to school, it’s more than just school supplies they’ll need this year. With most children still unvaccinated, parents now have a choice: should their kids get a shot? “I wont be vaccinating him,” said Krystin Santana, a parent from Desert Hot Springs. “I believe to end this, we all have to
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Sherry Silver from Indio thought her two Pfizer shots meant she’d be protected from Covid-19. She’d avoided the virus for a year and a half, until last month, she tested positive. “I was pretty sick,” Silver said, speaking exclusively to News Channel 3. “I didn’t have a temperature; I didn’t have body aches; I did have sinus congestion, a
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Riverside County released its weekly COVID-19 report on Wednesday. This week’s county data shows COVID data down across the board, however, that does not appear to be a sign of downward trends. The number the cases, deaths, and even recoveries all came back with negative numbers. County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr said this is due
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Eisenhower Health reported an increase in patients hospitalized for coronavirus this week. It’s a concerning trend health officials say is being seen at other hospitals countywide. According to a letter sent internally to staff, Eisenhower Health shares they had been seeing between one and four coronavirus patients in recent weeks. However, in the last few
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Martin Massiello, Eisenhower Health’s president/CEO, an internal note to staff addressing a concerning increase in coronavirus patients at the hospital over the past couple of days. Massiello says the hospital had been hovering around one to four COVID patients over the past couple of weeks. That has changed dramatically in the last few days. The
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Story by ADAM BEAM of the Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After initially telling schools they must send students home if they refuse to wear masks indoors, California public health officials abruptly changed course and said districts will be able to decide how to enforce the mask mandate. While California says fully vaccinated people
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You never know where you’ll be a year from now. That’s the phrase Robbie Wayne and his fiancé Mathew McLean have come to live by. This time last year, they were closing down the Desert Rose Playhouse, a small blackbox theater in Rancho Mirage – one of the first local production companies to shutter. They
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will require that masks be worn at schools when classrooms open this fall, despite new guidance issued Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that says vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear face coverings inside school buildings. Ahead of new school guidelines expected next week, health
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Every day, bits and pieces of pre-pandemic life are returning. Wednesday, after 15 months, Acqua California Bistro at the River in Rancho Mirage reopened its doors to customers. Founder Jerry Keller said closing for the pandemic helped keep his hardworking employees safe. The reopening is just one sign things are going the right way. “We’re
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More than 200 households in Indio have gotten rental assistance thanks to the city’s partnership with Lift to Rise. Most of those households also received funding through an assistance program from riverside county — that provided three months of rent for families impacted by coronavirus. Combining those funds, houses in Indio received more than a
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Riverside County released its first weekly COVID-19 report on Wednesday, revealing it’s latest data since its last report on Friday. County health officials announced last week that they would be changing from daily to weekly updates as it will provide a more accurate picture of coronavirus in the community. Officials added that the daily updates
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The highly contagious coronavirus delta variant continues to be a concern across the country and here at home in Riverside County. Local health officials confirm there have been seven reported delta variant cases in Riverside County so far. “It has been able to spread faster in people who are unvaccinated,” said Dr. Shubha Kerkar, Director
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Most limits on public access to Riverside County Superior Court buildings will be lifted Tuesday based on recent state changes in public health restrictions, but the court will continue masking requirements, depending on a visitor’s vaccination status. “Our orders are enforcing the regulations and guidelines issued by the California Department of Public Health and the
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