Hospitalizations are down but deaths continue to climb in latest coronavirus numbers

Riverside County hospitalizations due to coronavirus dropped again today with a total of 954 patients in the hospital due to COVID. 254 of those are in the ICU.

Reported deaths due to the coronavirus did go up by 80, bringing the total killed by the virus to 3,251.

Confirmed cases jumped by 1,059 for a total of 276,931.

Testing remains strong with an additional 8,731 tests for a total of 2,221,399 tests completed so far.

The county reports 218,650 people as recovered from the coronavirus.

The Coachella Valley reported 147 new cases for a total of 46,916. Locally 13 new deaths were also reported for a total of 756.

Coronavirus related deaths by city:
Desert Hot Springs-  2 new deaths for a total of 54
Palm Springs-  2 new deaths for a total of 99
Cathedral City-  2 new deaths for a total of 87
Rancho Mirage- 2 new deaths for a total of 33
Palm Desert- 1 new death for a total of 93
La Quinta-  2 new deaths for a total of 50
Indio- 2 new deaths for a total of 175

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