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On Monday Riverside County’s Intensive Care Unit bed availability percentage plunged to 0.0%. The Riverside University Health System posted this chart to its website, while the entire Southern California region also reflected an alarming 2.7% ICU bed availability. Monday afternoon, county public health officials provided a briefing to update the public. “There are some hospitals
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Monday afternoon, California’s 55 electors affirmed Joe Biden’s five million-vote victory. The vote gave Biden the electorates needed to secure the presidency and was immediately broadcast across all the national networks. One of the 55 electors that made the momentous vote was Augustin Arreola, a 23-year-old first-generation American from Coachella. “I was in the room
Continue ReadingA group of 11 state senators from both sides of the aisle, including a Riverside County lawmaker, are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to move restaurants into the “essential” category and permit them to reopen statewide, despite the current public health lockdown. Watch: Protestors march in Palm Desert against closed businesses, stay-at-home order “We ask that
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The California Department of Public Health issued a new guidance on Monday, Dec. 14 stating that youth/prep sports will be on hold until at least the end of January. The guidance released which youth sports are permitted in what tier of reopening. Many of the low contact sports, like biking, golf, tennis and running are
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It was an event for which Governor Newsom has since apologized. He attended a dinner party, without wearing a mask, at French Laundry in Napa Valley. Widely reported, the moment provided a boost in interest to the ongoing recall effort. That’s according to the campaign’s Senior Advisor, Cathedral City resident, Randy Economy. “I think if
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Riverside County’s ICU bed availability percentage fell down to 0.0% on Monday. Todd Burke, spokesperson for Tenet Healthcare, told News Channel 3’s Madison Weil that this means John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital & Desert Regional Medical Center will start converting rooms to create additional ICU space. This comes as Eisenhower Health reported a new record
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Riverside County officials will be live at 4 p.m. for the weekly coronavirus update, covering the latest on the county’s numbers and vaccine plan. You can watch it live below: COVID-19 Public Health Update 121420 from RUHS Public Health on Vimeo. Riverside County reported 6,741 new cases, 13 deaths, 121 more hospitalizations, 14 ICUs, and
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The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in Riverside County as soon as Friday, December 18, county officials announced. County officials said on Friday that the vaccine could arrive as soon as Tuesday, Dec. 15, which was based on the dates of possible delivery. The Department of Public Health notified the county that
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has cleared the 270-electoral-vote mark to formalize his presidential victory with California’s 55 votes. The voting milestone came late Monday when California electors affirmed Biden’s massive 5 million-vote win last month in the nation’s largest state. The Electoral College took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump’s
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Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage reached a grim milestone over the weekend. The hospital officially surpassed its previous high of COVID-19 patients set during the summer. As of Sunday, Dec. 13, there are over 90 patients with COVID-19 at Eisenhower Health. The previous peak was slight over 80 patients which was set back in July.
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A driver’s license and sobriety checkpoint in Coachella nabbed nine intoxicated drivers and triggered a high-speed chase, sheriff’s officials reported today. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies conducted the checkpoint between 8 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday in the area of Cesar Chavez and Fourth streets, according to Sgt. Mariano Matos III. A total of 363
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Governor Newsom will tour a Los Angeles hospital where some the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be given. WATCH LIVE HERE at 12:15pm: Los Angeles County is receiving 83,000 doses of the 327,000 that Pfizer is distributing to California in this first round. Riverside County is expecting to get their first doses as
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A new coronavirus testing site in Palm Springs hopes to bring more testing opportunities to people living on the west side of the Coachella Valley. While over on the east side of the valley at the Indio fairgrounds site new changes are underway. “We’ve had a huge uptick in testing,” Jose Arballo, senior public information
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Free COVID testing will be available at the Palm Springs Convention Center from Monday, December 14, 2020 to Friday, January 29, 2021 through the Riverside University Health System. Getting tested for coronavirus at the Convention Center is free of charge for everyone. If you are insured, insurance information will be collected and your insurance company
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Update 1:08 p.m.: The fire is 1,933 acres and 24% contained. UPDATE 11:20am: Calfire says that the Sanderson Fire is now at 1500 acres but that the forward spread has been stopped. No structures have been lost and the have been no injuries. #SandersonFIRE [UPDATE] Firefighters have STOPPED the forward spread of the fire at
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The year 2020 has been filled challenges, most notably caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Riverside County, many events have been canceled as a safety precaution. This year’s Tamale Festival in Indio and The Palm Springs Festival of Lights are among the big name events that draw in thousands
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California State San Bernardino Palm Desert campus celebrated students during a virtual graduation commencement ceremony Saturday morning. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay spoke with one of the graduates on their plans are for the future. “My name is Alejandro Ramirez. I’m a criminal justice major and I’ll be graduating from CSUSB Palm Desert campus,” Ramirez
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Concern is growing about a potential nursing strike at three Southern California hospitals, including the largest hospital here in Riverside County. Nurses from Riverside Community Hospital, and hospitals in Los Angeles and Thousand Oaks, authorized a strike Friday, if they decide it’s necessary. The nurses’ union SEIU Local 121RN said the hospitals weren’t prepared for
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Every December 12, thousands of Catholic faithful take part in a 32-mile pilgrimage from Palm Springs to Coachella. It’s part of the many pilgrimages held in the United States and Mexico to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe’s birthday. This year’s local pilgrimage has been canceled due to the pandemic, as church leaders wanted to prioritize
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Riverside County could receive more than 14,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine as soon as Tuesday, county health officials revealed on Friday. Details: US allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic Although health officials say it won’t be a cure-all right away, it could help as county and state ICU capacities are pushed
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