Coronavirus

Healthcare and Riverside County officials held a briefing today to provide the latest update on the local response to the coronavirus outbreak. News Channel 3's @DautKesq had the first question in today's Riverside County coronavirus update briefing. He asked officials whether our local stay-at-home order could be extended into May. Details: https://t.co/RuXiqfTPos pic.twitter.com/eBVBjhssSN— KESQ News

Palm Springs is closing the parking lots at all city parks to help minimize the spread of coronavirus. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for the latest local updates The city’s order is in accordance with a Riverside County emergency order that says only people within walking distance may utilize parks and trails. “Considering that Riverside County expects a

Officials continue to investigate a fire that burned a short-term rental in Indio to the ground. It’s raising new questions about whether the people staying there were breaking county orders. The rental home, which is within the Montage East community near Madison Street, boasts a pool, fire pit, jacuzzi, and six bedrooms. The only issue:

The County of Riverside launched RivCoMobile, an app that allows residents to anonymously report violations of state and county public health orders issued to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Violations of public health orders can include the operation of nonessential businesses, unauthorized gatherings, and failure by essential businesses to comply with health orders such

A marine and a child at the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center tested positive for coronavirus. Brigadier General Roger Turner confirmed the two cases on Facebook, the first at the base. According to Turner, the child is from the Stepping Stones Child Development Center at the base. The child has mild respiratory

San Bernardino County health officials confirmed 88 new coronavirus cases and 4 deaths on Thursday. The total number of positive cases in the county is now 729 with 24 deaths. A total of 6,816 people have been tested. Cases in each city: Adelanto: 3Alta Loma: 6Apple Valley: 10Barstow: 8Big Bear City: 2Big Bear Lake: 3Bloomington: 8Blue Jay: 2Chino: 27Chino Hills: 27Colton: 13Crestline: 1Fontana: 87Fort Irwin: 1Grand Terrace: 5Hesperia: 26Highland: 28Joshua Tree: 1Loma Linda: 14Mentone: 4Montclair: 8Morongo

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced that three additional employees tested positive for coronavirus.   According to the department, one of the employees was a detective. The detective was off work over the last two weeks with flu-like symptoms. The other two cases were professional staff employees, one assigned to corrections and one assigned to

Riverside County Health officials confirmed 101 new coronavirus cases on Thursday along with 51 new recoveries. The total number of cases is now 1,280. 125 people have recovered. A new death was also confirmed, bringing the total to 33. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for the latest local updates Riverside has the most cases in the county with

With the evacuation of 84 patients from a nursing home in Riverside due to dozens of positive cases there, many have been relocated to health centers in the Coachella Valley. A barrage of ambulances brought 15 of the patients to ManorCare skilled nursing facility in Palm Desert. Nurses in masks and gowns wheeled patients inside

People are waiting on money from Washington D.C. from the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package while lawmakers start talking about more money on the way for small businesses. News Channel 3’s John White covered those issues and more in a conversation with local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz Wednesday afternoon.

San Bernardino County public health officials confirmed 94 new coronavirus cases Wednesday evening, bringing the total to 641. The number of deaths increased from 17 to 20 as well. 6,679 people have been tested so far in San Bernardino County. On Tuesday, San Bernardino County ordered anyone leaving their home to wear a face covering,

Riverside County Health officials will be holding a briefing to provide an update on the evacuation of a Riverside skilled nursing facility Wednesday morning. Expected speakers include, Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County Public Health Officer, Bruce Barton, director of the County of Riverside Emergency Management Department, & Chief Larry Gonzalez, Riverside Police Department Chief. According

Riverside University Health System confirmed 163 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. With these new cases, the total has jumped to 1,179. The number of deaths also increased, from 28 to 32. There are no details on the four new deaths, however, the total number of deaths in Rancho Mirage grew from 2 to 3. The

A temporary field hospital in the Coachella Valley remained staffed but devoid of patients today, awaiting a pending surge in coronavirus cases health officials say could fill up all intensive care unit beds by next weeks. Officials from all three Coachella Valley hospitals told City News Service they still have space for most critical and