Riverside County reports 420 new cases, 5 deaths since Monday; 60 more hospitalizations since Oct 30
Case Changes Today
Riverside County reported 420 new cases since Tuesday. This brings the total number of cases to 69,827.
Check out the county map below
(Note Data will continue to update past today)
Testing
854,919 tests have been conducted so far, this increased by 5,049 over the past 24 hours.
Riverside County will need to tests at least 52,500 people a week in order to move out of the state's most restrictive tier of reopening.
County officials say that number of tested will allow health experts to identify hotspots of community spread and isolate those who may or may not have symptoms and are unknowingly spreading the disease.
How to get tested
Remember, you can get tested even if you do not have symptoms. Testing is available to all county residents.
You are now able to get a free test at many Rite-Aids in the area. Click here for a full list of stores and to schedule your appointment.
Click here to find the closest testing site to you
The hours at the Indio testing site have been expanded. Starting Tuesday, the hours of operation will be from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Deaths and Recoveries
The county reported 5 additional COVID-19 death since Tuesday, the total number of deaths is 1,329.
During Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, Riverside County Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari reported that COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death in Riverside County in 2020.
Cancer and heart disease, also leading causes of death in Riverside County, also increased in 2020, as did COVID-19.
"It's not that we are detracting from our other leading causes of death and adding to COVID. We are seeing a true increase in death due to COVID," Saruwatari said.
Full Details: COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death in Riverside County in 2020
Riverside County has reported 279 additional recoveries over the same time span. The total number of recoveries is now at 62,009.
Hospitalizations
Riverside County reported 16 additional patients hospitalized for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. The total number of patients is 210. The county has reported 60 hospitalizations since Oct 30.
The number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU increased by three patients, bringing the total 56. This is the third day in a row ICU patients have increased.
Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Dr. Mark Ghaly said in his weekly update on Wednesday that hospitalizations are up 13.5 percent over the past 14 days in the state. ICUs have seen a 19.5 percent rise in ICU's in the state
(Note Data will continue to update past today)
The latest graphs showing coronavirus-related hospitalizations at Eisenhower Health, JFK Memorial Hospital, and Desert Regional Medical Center show a decrease in hospitalizations following a slight increase over the past month. Hospitalizations have not reached the highs that local hospitals saw over the summer.
Coachella Valley Numbers
The valley reported 50 cases today (16,298 total) and 2 deaths both in Cathedral City, now with 38 deaths (377 total in valley).
Indio has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the Coachella Valley. Indio has 4,167 cases, 83 deaths, and 3,821 recoveries.
Cases in Coachella Valley Cities and Communities (As of 11/4/20)
· Bermuda Dunes
Confirmed Cases: 156
Deaths: 3
Recovered: 138
· Cabazon
Confirmed Cases: 69
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 64
· Cathedral City
Confirmed Cases: 2,146
Deaths: 38
Recoveries: 2,001
· Coachella
Confirmed Cases: 2,971
Deaths: 32
Recovered: 2,790
· Desert Edge
Confirmed Cases: 81
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 67
· Desert Hot Springs
Confirmed Cases: 1,247
Deaths: 28
Recovered: 1,152
· Desert Palms
Confirmed Cases: 55
Deaths: 3
Recovered: 45
· Garnet
Confirmed Cases: 255
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 231
· Indian Wells
Confirmed Cases: 56
Deaths: 4
Recovered: 49
· Indio
Confirmed Cases: 4,167
Deaths: 83
Recoveries: 3,807
· La Quinta
Confirmed Cases: 943
Deaths: 19
Recovered: 866
· Mecca
Confirmed Cases: 497
Deaths: 10
Recovered: 461
· North Shore
Confirmed Cases: 162
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 145
· Oasis
Confirmed Cases: 370
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 345
· Palm Desert
Confirmed Cases: 1,163
Deaths: 58
Recovered: 1,039
· Palm Springs
Confirmed Cases: 1,235
Deaths: 55
Recovered: 1,069
· Rancho Mirage
Confirmed Cases: 283
Deaths: 24
Recovered: 236
· Sky Valley
Confirmed Cases: 55
Deaths: 2
Recovered: 49
· Thermal
Confirmed Cases: 197
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 188
· Thousand Palms
Confirmed Cases: 258
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 245
· County Jails
There are 476 cases in the County's jails, with 1 death, and 425 recoveries.·
· State Jails
There are 3,299 cases in the state's jails and 2,256 recoveries.
Symptoms
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus, according to the CDC.
You can call the Centers for Disease Control with any questions at 211 and 800–CDC –INFO (800 – 232 – 4636).
If you want to be seen at Eisenhower Health, call their coronavirus hotline first at 760-837-8988 or 760-TEST988 with is open every day from 7 am to 7 pm. Avoid the spread of this illness.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911.
What's Open in Riverside County?
Last week, Riverside County was moved back to the purple, or most restrictive, tier of the state's reopening plan after the county continued to fail to meet certain thresholds.
In order for Riverside County to move ahead with reopening again, the adjusted case rate will need to be between 4 to 7 per day per 100K. The positivity rate will need to remain between 5% and 8% and the health equity quartile rate needs to remain between 5.3% and 8%.
Riverside County has a 10.1 adjusted case rate and 9.8 new cases per day per 100K. The positivity rate is 5.3% and the HEQ rate is 7.4%.
Currently, Restaurants, retail, museums, zoos, places of worship, movie theater, gyms & fitness have closed indoor operations once again.
All personal care services (Nail & hair salons, barbershops, tattoo parlors) were moved into the purple tier will be able to continue inside operations, a county spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.
Riverside County will have to stay in the purple tier until at least Nov. 17 if it meets the state's required metrics for reopening.
