Coronavirus

A 78-year-old Cathedral City man died today when he suffered a medical emergency on Interstate 10 in Beaumont hours after getting the COVID-19 vaccine at an area Veterans Health Administration hospital. The initial 911 call came in about 2:05 p.m. on the I-10 Oak Valley Parkway eastbound offramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer

Riverside County reported 552 new cases since Monday, bringing the total of cases up to 290,325. The Coachella Valley reported 97 new cases (48,907 total cases). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. While the county remains in

Riverside County’s top health officials are expected to share the latest coronavirus data during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. WATCH THE MEETING LIVE BELOW (STARTS AT 9:30AM) Tuesdays are the day the state updates county metrics. Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday that 7 counties are expected to move from the “purple” tier to the

Riverside County will open new COVID vaccine clinics, including another one for the west end of the Coachella Valley. Jose Arballo Jr, senior public information specialist for Riverside University Health System-Public Health, told News Channel 3 on Friday the county has plans to open new vaccine clinics in Norco, Temecula, and Desert Hot Springs. On

Riverside County reported 323 new cases since Friday, bringing the total of cases up to 289,773. The Coachella Valley reported 54 new cases (48,810 total cases). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. While the county remains in

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has issued emergency use authorization for the third COVID-19 vaccine. This third vaccine is from Johnson & Johnson. Shipments for the vaccine began on Monday from the facility in Kentucky. “We anticipate a little over 300,000 vaccines to arrive later this week,” said Governor Gavin Newsom in a press conference

The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce is offering $10 coupons to customers ordering takeout from local restaurants.  According to Nona Watson, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, the program was launched to help both restaurants and customers. “We thought, how can we help? How can we drive takeout…how can we have the community get involved?”

Some changes are on the way when it comes to the vaccine rollout system statewide. Starting on Monday, the same groups will be eligible for vaccines in all counties and the entire state will begin the shift towards a uniform vaccine portal.  The first few months of the vaccine rollout have come with frustrations as

Riverside County has opened more appointments at COVID vaccine clinics. You can sign-up at all of the county’s clinics. Sign-up at https://www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine-with-Registration Seniors 65 years and older who need assistance can dial 2-1-1 or 951-329-4703. Download the News Channel 3 app on the Apple Store or Google Play to get alerts on when new appointments or vaccine clinics are

San Bernardino County is set to start using California’s MyTurn system. County officials took to social media to remind residents to sign-up for MyTurn system to receive alerts about vaccine eligibility and appointments. You can register at https://myturn.ca.gov. Riverside County residents can sign-up for vaccine appointments at https://www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus. Riverside County is currently only offering COVID vaccinations

The city of Palm Springs is once again allowing its restaurants, bars, wineries, and breweries to stay open until 2 a.m. as it lifts a months-long coronavirus curfew. The curfew was implemented last July and required businesses to close by midnight. City officials said as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to fall across Riverside County,

Riverside County reported 226 new cases since Thursday, bringing the total of cases up to 288,540. The Coachella Valley reported 119 new cases (48,756 total cases). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics were updated on Tuesday and while the county remains

FRESNO COUNTY – Live at 11:15 am Governor Newsom continues his tour of vaccination sites throughout the state. The Governor visits Fresno County and will give an update on vaccination progress in California. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F62OBYxEXjE

Palm Springs city council Thursday night discussed implementing a “hero pay” ordinance for some frontline workers at grocery stores and pharmacies. It’s a $4 per hour pay raise for at least four months. The city of Coachella passed a hero pay ordinance last week, extending it to include farmworkers too. “People have been on the

Riverside County reported 225 new cases since Wednesday, bringing the total of cases up to 289,284. The Coachella Valley actually reported 8 less cases over the past 24 hours. We reached out to county officials to see what the issue was, this was their response: “There seems to be an issue with CalConnect overwriting fields