Coronavirus

Riverside County reported 4,808 new cases since Wednesday, bringing the total of cases up to 255,808. The Coachella Valley 749 new cases (43,678 total) New Cases Reported by Valley City: Desert Hot Springs – 71Palm Springs – 48Cathedral City – 91Rancho Mirage – 17Palm Desert –     58Indian Wells – 4LQ – 45Indio – 185Coachella – 122 Check out

UPDATE: 12:54 p.m.: According to Dr. Kaiser, the appointments have all been filled. The county will announce more clinics soon. He did not specify a day or time. UPDATE: 12:30 p.m.: Multiple viewers have called in to the newsroom to report that the Riverside County vaccine page is down. Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the county’s public

Riverside County reported 564 new cases since Tuesday, bringing the total of cases up to 251,000. The Coachella Valley 132 new cases (42,929 total) Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) No new vaccine appointments available today Riverside County has not made any new vaccine clinic appointments available so

US Representative Raul Ruiz has tested positive for the coronavirus. Ruiz released a statement revealing that he currently has mild symptoms and is feeling well. “In preparation for attending the inauguration of President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris, I have taken multiple COVID-19 tests over the last 72 hours,” Ruiz said in a statement released Tuesday

Starting Tuesday, January 19th a monoclonal antibody infusion clinic (MABIC) began at Desert Regional Medical Center. These antibodies are something that can help people develop an immunity and the ability to fight off COVID if they’re in early stages of the disease. There are two possible monoclonal antibodies (mabs). The first is referred to as

Cathedral City has approximately $450,000 available for the city’s businesses. Cathedral City businesses may qualify for financial assistance if they have been: Impacted by COVID-19Maintain a physical presence within Cathedral City Have less than 25 full-time equivalent employees. City officials noted that priority will be given to restaurants, retail store and personal care businesses. “The

Riverside County reported 16,537 new cases since Friday, bringing the total of cases up to 250,436. The county does not report cases, deaths, or recoveries over the weekend and did not this past Monday due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Coachella Valley is reporting 2,686 new cases since last Friday with a total

Dr. Ghaly, California Health and Human Services Secretary, will be live at 1:30 p.m. with the latest update on the state’s response to the coronavirus, current case rates and hospitalizations and the upcoming vaccine. Watch live in the player below:

Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs is anticipating the surge of coronavirus patients will last for the next several weeks. A new tent went up today in the hospital’s parking lot to help deal with the surge in patients. But there is hope, with a new clinic that will soon help patients fight the

The rollout of vaccines has put many minds at ease that there is finally a chance of getting some control of the virus. Some concerns still remain, however. On Sunday California State Epidemiologist Dr. Erica S. Pan recommended providers pause the administration of a batch of Moderna vaccines distributed in lot 41L20A after some people

(CNN) California has become the first state in the nation to record more than 3 million Covid-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the Covid Tracking Project. The number of cases in the nation’s most populated state has tripled in just the past two months. Current data shows 3,005,830 cases and 33,623 deaths resulting

COVID-related hospitalizations continue to fall in Riverside County with over 100 fewer patients reported in the past week. On Monday, the county reported 1524 total hospitalizations, that’s 36 fewer patients compared to Sunday (1560). On January 11, Riverside County reported 1675 total hospitalizations, which is the most ever reported by the county. Over the past

“We’re going to be going through between 750 and 800 appointments today.” Riverside County Department of Public Health spokesperson Jose Arballo has been at the forefront of the vaccine rollout in Riverside County. He was on site Sunday at the Indio Fairgrounds, which became one of the latest clinics to administer vaccines. The clinic opened

As of January 18th, the county is vaccinating people in phase 1B, tier one, for COVID-19. For workers in phase 1A and 1B an appointment and worker ID badge or letter from place of employment is required to get vaccination. For those 65 of age and older, an appointment and ID is required. All people

Free coronavirus testing will be available beginning Monday, January 18 at a Desert Sands Unified School District former school site at 44801 Golf Center Parkway. The currently unused building (formerly Amistad High School) has been provided to Riverside County Public Health by the school district. The site will be open Monday through Friday from 7:00

Representative Raul Ruiz isn’t holding back on his criticisms of the way Riverside County is handling the distribution of coronavirus vaccines and the vaccination process.Ruiz expressed his frustrations with the process Friday he says has been too slow and unorganized. “There seems to be discoordination,” Ruiz said. “There doesn’t seem to be a plan. It seems there’s