Riverside County has reported five new probable/confirmed cases of monkeypox on Thursday. The county now has a total of 76 probable/confirmed cases. Four of today’s new cases are residents from the Coachella Valley. The other cases was from western Riverside County. Health officials said all five cases are men between the ages of 30 and
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Riverside County Public Health Officer Geoffrey Leung has proclaimed a Public Health Emergency due to the growing number of Monkeypox cases. Leung signed the proclamation on Monday. The County Board of Supervisors has seven days to ratify the action. Read the emergency proclamation hereDownload Riverside County joins a handful of counties and cities in California,
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Riverside County announced nine more probable/confirmed Monkeypox cases Monday morning. According the Riverside County Health in a tweet by Jose Arballo, all are men between 20 and 60 who live in the Coachella Valley. The county also confirmed that this makes a total of 59 confirmed/probable Monkeypox cases in Riverside County, with 56 cases of
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On Friday, Riverside County reported an additional nine probable/confirmed cases of monkeypox. All the new cases were in the Coachella Valley. All the new cases are among men from the Coachella Valley between the ages of 30 and 70. The county has a total of 51 cases, 48 of which are in the Coachella Valley.
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN A detailed analysis of monkeypox case records published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday offers new insight into the outbreak, which is disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men, especially those who are Black and Hispanic. There were 2,891 cases of monkeypox reported in the
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Riverside University Health System-Public Health announced on Thursday an additional 7 new probable/confirmed cases of monkeypox. Five of those cases patients in the Coachella Valley, while the other two cases are from western Riverside County. There are now a total of 39 probable/confirmed monkeypox cases in the Coachella Valley and 42 total cases in Riverside
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With more events coming to the desert, some resorts are preparing to stay ahead of any Monkeypox outbreak. The County told News Channel 3 that 34 of the county’s 35 Monkeypox cases are in the Coachella Valley. “We have to do something now. There is no options really. If we don’t, we’re gonna… you know,
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Riverside County has reported an additional case of monkeypox. The county now has a total of 35 confirmed/probable cases. County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. announced that an individual is a man between 40-and 50-years of age who lives in the Coachella Valley. Arballo told News Channel 3 that 34 of the county’s 35 Monkeypox cases
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Riverside County is sixth on the list of statewide cases of monkeypox with our county now sitting at 34 probable or confirmed cases. Many viewers have questions about monkeypox, including how it’s spread and how to protect yourself. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut took those questions straight to the Chief Medical Officer of Eisenhower Health Dr. Alan
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A growing monkeypox outbreak in Riverside County is raising new concerns about the stigma it may create with the illness hitting mostly gay men. It has some people recalling the beginning of the early days of the fight against HIV and AIDS. News Channel 3 anchor John White is going in-depth, talking with 2 men who see
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A Riverside County Public Health spokesperson announced there are six new probable/confirmed Monkeypox cases. In a tweet on Monday morning, Jose Arballo confirmed, “All are men who live in eastern Riverside County who are between 20 and 70. One previous probable case was assigned to San Bernardino County. Total is 34 confirmed/probable cases.” As of
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Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency in response to the Monkeypox outbreak. The governor said the move will help bolster the state’s vaccination efforts. The proclamation supports the work underway by the California Department of Public Health and others in the administration to coordinate a whole-of-government response to Monkeypox, seek additional vaccines and
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A local man currently infected with monkeypox who has shared his story on News Channel 3 said he is finally getting the help he needs. Rancho Mirage resident Daniel Phelan told News Channel 3 he was desperate to get T-POXX, the anti-viral drug used to treat monkeypox, but he felt frustrated that county health officials were
Continue Reading DON THOMPSON and JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are pressing for more vaccine and acting with “utmost urgency” to slow the spread of the monkeypox virus, but they have not decided whether to declare a statewide emergency as the city of San Francisco announced on Thursday, the state’s public health
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Update 7/29/22: Phelan was able to get treatment. Original Report: In a News Channel 3 exclusive, Peter Daut spoke with a Rancho Mirage man who says he is currently infected with monkeypox. Daniel Phelan, 63, is speaking out because he says he is frustrated by the response from local health officials. “What is the message
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mayor of San Francisco announced a legal state of emergency Thursday over the growing number of monkeypox cases, allowing officials to cut through red tape and fight a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS epidemic that began devastating the city in the 1980s. The declaration, which takes effect Monday,
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Riverside County is reporting an additional 10 probable/confirmed cases of Monkeypox. This brings the total number of cases in the county to 28. There are four confirmed cases, 24 are probable, according to County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. Monkeypox cases in the county have quadrupled in less than one week. On Friday, there were a
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The country’s monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, U.S. health officials said Thursday, despite rising case numbers and so far limited vaccine supplies. The Biden administration’s top health official pushed back against criticism about the pace of the response and worries that the U.S. has missed
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There was a community town hall to discuss the local response to growing cases of Monkeypox, as well as vaccine efforts. The “HIV and Aging Research Project Palm Springs” hosted the town hall. It comes as Riverside County reported an additional 5 probable and/or cases of monkeypox, bringing the total to 18 countywide. Several participants expressed
Continue Reading The number of probable/confirmed cases of Monkeypox in Riverside County has increased to 18. Public Health spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr announced the new cases Tuesday evening. Arballo said four patients are eastern Riverside County residents while one is from. western Riverside County. This marks the first patients in western Riverside County. All are men between
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