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The City of Indio has issued a proclamation of local emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “This local proclamation will support the City’s planning and response efforts, and is a signal to the community that the City is prepared to mobilize local resources, coordinate interagency response, and use mutual aid in the event the

The Cathedral City council proclaimed a local emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. The city council unanimously passed the resolution 5-0 during an emergency meeting at 5:25 p.m. Read: Mayor John Aguilar’s Statement on the Declaration of a Local Emergency for the CoronaVirus Cathedral City joins Palm Springs and Indio as valley cities that have

Total local cases increase to 15. 1 more case of coronavirus has been reported in the Coachella Valley. This brings the total number in Riverside County to 15 . 4 of those cases are travel related and 11 are what is called “locally acquired”. On Saturday 2 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in

Riverside County Public Health Officials announced the closure of all schools countywide for the next three weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. This includes all our local schools at every level. Classes will resume on April 6. “To further prevent the spread throughout the county, effective Monday, March 16, I am ordering a school closure, not

County Public Health confirmed one of the 10 local coronavirus patients spent several days at the Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center before being transferred to the hospital. County health officials are preparing to test employees and other residents of the 99-bed facility as soon as possible. The source of the infection is under investigation.

The three local school districts announced they have suspended all events, athletic activities, and field trips, as well as limiting public access to school grounds through the end of Spring Break due to coronavirus concerns. Springs Break starts on April 6. At DSUSD, athletic practices and student performances and assemblies can continue; however, at this

UPDATE 4:30 p.m. – Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser today ordered the closure of the county’s schools. This will include CVUSD, PSUSD, DSUSD, as well as private schools, preschools, charter schools, private schools and all colleges and universities around the Coachella Valley. Check out our coronavirus section for up-to-date local coverage The number of

The Murrieta Valley Unified School District has announced the closure of all schools and other facilities beginning Monday for an unspecified duration because of concerns over the novel coronavirus. Recently, one of the district’s schools closed for a few days while a staff member displaying coronavirus symptoms got tests. The test results came back negative