Coronavirus

JFK MEMORIAL ICU bed availability in Riverside County has now dropped to 4.1% — a concerning statistic as coronavirus cases continue to surge across Southern California heading into the holidays. (UPDATE 4:30 PM – Riverside County’s ICU bed availability has gone up to 7.9%) Todd Burke, a spokesperson for Desert Care Network, says their emergency

Protestors marched down El Paseo in Palm Desert Wednesday afternoon against the new stay-at-home order and temporary closure of businesses like restaurants and salons. The order closes most non-essential businesses, limits restaurants to take-out & delivery only, and caps capacity at 20 percent inside retail stores. “It damages everything in California, said Paul Morgan. “Our

The Palm Springs City Council recently approved an ordinance that limits the fees that food delivery services can charge residents and businesses. Food delivery service refers to things like Uber Eats, Postmates, and DoorDash. The new ordinance is part of an effort to prevent food delivery services from overcharging customers and businesses during the COVID-19

Case Changes Today Riverside County reported new 4,103 cases since Tuesday, bringing the total to 107,324 The Coachella Valley reported 482 new cases. The total number of cases in the valley is 2,403. The county reported nearly 11,000 cases on Tuesday, mostly due to a backlog according to officials According to a county spokesman, yesterday’s

The Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP) announced it will be providing Coachella Valley small businesses with more than $1 million in personal protective equipment (PPE). The cost-free PPE will go to small businesses in need all throughout the Coachella Valley.  The program, called CVEP’s “Million Mask Giveaway,” is made possible by the California Governor’s Office

Case Changes Riverside County set another record-high number of coronavirus cases, reporting nearly 11,000 cases on Tuesday. A county spokesman said the sharp rise, which is the largest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic, is due in part to a backlog of tests being processed. 10,949 new cases were added since Monday, bringing

Dr. Ghaly, California Health and Human Services Secretary gives an update on the State’s response to the coronavirus, current case rates and hospitalizations and the upcoming vaccine. WATCH BELOW:

California is expected to get 327,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine in the coming weeks. “The first round of vaccines will go to our frontline healthcare workers who have exposure to COVID positive individuals,” director of public health for Riverside County, Kim Saruwatari told News Channel 3. Linda Serrano is one of those excited to

Millions of Californians are under a new regional stay-at-home order, including residents in Riverside County.  The Riverside County Board of Supervisors held their regular meeting on Tuesday, December 8th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting comes as available ICU capacity in Southern California has now dropped to 10.9%. According to data released from Riverside County, there were

Millions of Californians are under a new regional stay-at-home order, including residents in Riverside County. Available ICU capacity in Southern California has now dropped to 10.9%. According to data released from Riverside County, there were 77 new coronavirus business outbreaks in November alone. The county defines an outbreak as 3 or more coronavirus cases in one

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new statewide cell-phone-based system designed to notify residents when they’ve been exposed to COVID-19. The app will be available for both Apple and Android users starting on Thursday. The CA Notify system was originally developed at UC San Diego and UC San Francisco, and it has been deployed on a

All jury trials in Riverside County Superior Court will be postponed until at least the first week of 2021 as a precaution to reduce coronavirus exposure risks, court officials announced today. Presiding Judge John Vineyard made the decision based on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s region-by-region stay-at-home order, which took effect at midnight. Learn more about what’s

Case Changes Riverside County reported 4,327 new cases since Friday. This brings the total number of cases to 92,272. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Stay-at-home Order in place in Southern California Region (Including Riverside County) The ICU bed availability % for the Southern California region fell below