NEW CASES Riverside County reported 258 new coronavirus cases since Monday, bringing the total up to 298,259 cases The Coachella Valley reported 24 cases over the weekend (50,135 total) Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Metrics Update Last Tuesday, Riverside County moved further away from possibly being moved
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The Desert Sands Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved a proposal to bring all students back to campus four days per week instead of two. This will go into effect on May 3. This would not impact students who have elected to stay on distance learning completely. There was plenty of input of
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area man in his 30s is recuperating after developing a rare blood clot in his leg within two weeks of receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, University of California, San Francisco officials said. As of Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had reported the
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Riverside County has reinstated the use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at county run clinics. County health officials lifted the pause on the vaccine on Monday following recommendations by state and federal officials who had temporarily stopped use of the J&J vaccine after rare severe reactions were reported. The J&J vaccine will be available
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 120 new coronavirus cases since Friday, bringing the total up to 298,001 cases The Coachella Valley reported 22 cases over the weekend (50,111 total) Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Metrics Update Last Tuesday, Riverside County moved further away from possibly being moved
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A group of Desert Sands Unified parents and students rallied Friday night urging the district to revisit the proposal to bring all students back to campus four days per week instead of two for the last month of school. More than 50 people, both parents and students, brought signs and chanted on the corner of
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U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot on Friday, after scientific advisers decided its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clot. The government uncovered 15 vaccine recipients who developed a highly unusual kind of blood clot, out of nearly 8 million people given the J&J
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Riverside County will no longer require appointments to be able to get the COVID vaccine at any of its clinics. The county’s vaccine website reads, “Registration encouraged but not required.” Click here to check out all the COVID vaccine clinics in Riverside County A spokesperson for Curative, which operates the vaccine clinic at the Palm
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Some health experts believe we could start seeing children between 12 and 15 years old getting vaccinated within weeks from now. According to the UMass Medical School researchers, they began testing the Moderna vaccine on children 12 to 15 in February 2021. Right now, 3,000 adolescents are enrolled in this trial and researchers are waiting
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 301 new coronavirus cases since Monday, bringing the total up to 297,620 cases The Coachella Valley reported 56 cases over the weekend (50,071 total) Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Metrics Update Riverside County moved further away from possibly being moved to the
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors held a meeting Tuesday morning updating the county on coronavirus infections, vaccination efforts and what the county’s public health department’s goal is right now. Riverside County director of public health Kim Saruwatari kicked off the meeting. She said coronavirus infections have slightly ticked up likely due to reopenings, holidays
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Riverside County’s top health officials are expected to share the latest update on the pandemic during Tuesday morning’s board of supervisors meeting. You can watch the meeting live below (Starts at 9:30 a.m.) Riverside County is near where it needs to be to move into the “yellow” tier of reopening. Jose Arballo Jr., the county’s
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As more non-essential workers return to work, many businesses are struggling to get employees back.The reason? Unemployment benefits. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Bob Marra, CEO of Marra Market Intelligence, a local business-news and economic research company about the issue.
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 104 new coronavirus cases since Friday, bringing the total up to 297,319 cases The Coachella Valley reported 7 cases over the weekend (50,015 total) Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County COVID Vaccine Appointments COVID vaccine clinics are open across Riverside County
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The Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) will be holding a vaccination clinic on Saturday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m at La Quinta High School in the small gym on Dune Palms road. The clinic is open to all DSUSD staff, families and friends. You must be 16-years-old or older. Appointments can be
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The Desert Care Network, which operates three hospitals in the area, will begin hosting weekly community COVID-19 vaccination clinics starting on April 22. Appointments are required for these clinics, and can be made by going to https://myturn.ca.gov/. Clinics will be held at the following locations: Desert Care Network – Palm SpringsNeuro Vitality Center at 2800
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 137 new coronavirus cases since Thursday, bringing the total up to 297,215 cases Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Moves to Orange Tier, California could to lift all COVID 19 restrictions on June 15th Riverside County moved to the orange tier,
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The Desert Sands Unified School District announced that there was a positive COVID case at James Madison Elementary School in Indio earlier this week. DSUSD’s Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Laura Fisher confirmed that no students or staff were deemed close contacts, due to all the masks and distancing guidelines in place. There will be
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Riverside County public health officer Dr. Geoffrey Leung provided a vaccine update and answering questions from residents. Leung answered some questions about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. On Wednesday, he asked for residents to submit their questions for Thursday’s update. We know you may have questions regarding the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for tomorrow’s 4
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 170 new coronavirus cases since Wednesday, bringing the total up to 297,078 cases Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Moves to Orange Tier, California could to lift all COVID 19 restrictions on June 15th Riverside County moved to the orange tier,
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