Coronavirus

Riverside University Health System – Public Health has released new coronavirus data from the past 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage Riverside County coronavirus cases grew by 131 since yesterday, bringing the total number of cases from 6,053 to 6,184. A total of 89,744 patients have been tested. Total number of cases at the start of the

As Morongo, Spotlight 29 and Tortoise Rock casinos gear up to open their doors Friday, they’re setting the new normal with coronavirus precautions. At Casino Morongo, plexiglass partitions will separate slot machines. Some machines will be disabled and some seats have been removed from table games and restaurants for social distancing. Casino officials said employees

As California begins to re-open, the state is ramping up a massive contact-tracing program to identify people who may have been exposed to coronavirus without knowing it. News Channel 3 looks into how Riverside County is conducting contact tracing and explains what to do if you are called by a contact tracer. “These are simply

According to the president and CEO of FIND Food Bank Debbie Espinosa, the amount of people served per month by FIND in the Eastern Riverside and Southern San Bernardino county areas has grown by over 100,000 people since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2019, FIND served about 90,000 people. Last month, in

Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz joined News Channel 3 live at 5 p.m. to discuss a variety of topics, including the new stimulus bill, the announcements that some of our local casinos will be back open this week, and California relaxing its criteria for counties to move in accelerated Phase 2 reopening.

Some people have been taking extra precautions by cleaning more often. This cleaning includes their home and products or groceries they bring into their home. This extra cleaning can actually cause more harm than good. Poison control has been seeing an increase in calls over the last few months. Dr. Euthym Kontaxis, the medical director

Riverside University Health System – Public Health has released new coronavirus data from the past 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage Riverside County coronavirus cases grew by 101 since yesterday, bringing the total number of cases to 6,053. A total of 86,006 patients have been tested. Total number of cases at the start of the last

Riverside County supervisors established a $150 million coronavirus relief account in the current fiscal year using federal grant funds intended to assist health care facilities, businesses and county agencies impacted by the coronavirus emergency. In a 5-0 vote, the board accepted a $431 million Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act distribution from the U.S.

Joshua Tree National Park has reopened to visitors for the first time since the April 1 closure. Even before the full closure to visitors, the park had restricted access then due to to concerns of the spreading coronavirus pandemic. Mixed reactions on Monday after an official full day of the reopening of Joshua Tree National

The Riverside County Office of Education launched avirtual student arts competition to help students channel theircreativity during the COVID-19 school closures. Students from TK–12 across Riverside County were allowed to participate. There were quite a few winners here in the Coachella Valley from Palm Springs Unified School District and Desert Sands Unified School District. River

Riverside University Health System – Public Health has released new coronavirus data. The county did not provide updates this weekend so these numbers are from Friday, May 14 not in the past 24 as is typical on weekdays. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage Riverside County coronavirus cases grew by 334 since Friday, bringing the total