Health officials in Riverside County say parties and gatherings held during the Halloween holiday and around election night may already be developing into an increase in coronavirus cases, but we won’t know the exact impact for a few more days. “It’s not something that we are looking forward to, but we anticipate that,” said Jose
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 639 new cases since Thursday. This brings the total number of cases to 74,180. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Tier Update Riverside County continued to move farther away from the metrics needed to be able to reopen businesses once
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has become the second state to record 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases. Texas reached the mark earlier this week. Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University showed Thursday that California surpassed the grim milestone. It comes nearly 10 months after the first cases were confirmed in the most populous state. California
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First 5 Riverside, Lift to Rise, TODEC, and Visión y Compromiso came together to collect $700,000 that will go towards directly supporting farmworkers affected by COVID-19. “We are honored to be able to join with TODEC, Vision y Compromiso, and First Five Riverside to provide immediate relief and stability for farmworker families in Coachella Valley who are so
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 1,200 new cases since Tuesday. This brings the total number of cases to 73,541. The county did not release coronavirus data on Wednesday due to Veterans Day. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Tier Update Riverside County continued to move
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City officials say people have been visiting Palm Springs in record numbers. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with business owners downtown who say this is, at least in part, because people are seeking out destinations that make them feel safe. “People are coming to Palm Springs. Not only are the hotels doing very well…the
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 721 new cases since Monday. This brings the total number of cases to 72,341. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) This week’s Riverside County Tier Update Riverside County continued to move farther away from the metrics needed to be able to reopen
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California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly hosted his weekly video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch the full briefing below: Riverside County continued to move farther away from the metrics needed to be able to reopen businesses once again.
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Riverside County remains in the purple, most restrictive tier. Our current positivity rate is 6.7 and our adjusted case rate is 14 per 100,000 people. According to the Riverside County Public Health Department at the Riverside County board of supervisor’s meeting today, the group with the most infections in our county are those between 15
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At UC Riverside and UCR Health, some students staff and faculty are trying out a new tool designed to slow the spread of Covid-19. Developed by Google and Apple, the app notifies a user when they’ve had contact with another user who has indicated they’ve tested positive for the virus. “The technology allows the notification
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Coachella Valley Unified School District is urging parents to attend a virtual forum they’re hosting Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. The district says they’re hosting the bilingual parent forum via Zoom to present their hybrid learning model. Superintendent Dr. Gandera and Assistant Superintendents will explain what the hybrid model will look for students and how
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A valley hospital is warning of an “alarming” shift in coronavirus metics – the number of patients hospitalized with coronavirus at Eisenhower Health doubled over the weekend. Hospital officials said the number of infected people there has climbed steadily over the last week to 29. 20 new patients were admitted with coronavirus since Nov. 1.
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Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz joined News Channel 3 at 5 p.m. to discuss the continued valley & national pandemic response and the possibility of being selected to replace Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris in the Senate. As the Biden-Harris administration plans its move to the White House in January, several prominent Democrats are set to
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Eisenhower Health COO Martin Massiello sent an update to employees letting them know that the data points to a possible continued increase in hospitalizations. “I was hoping to be able to continue talking about things other than COVID-19 but the situation has changed dramatically over the past week,” Massiello writes. According to Massiello, the hospital’s
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 924 new cases since Friday. This brings the total number of cases to 71,620. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 886,462 tests have been conducted so far, this increased by 17,842 over the weekend. Riverside County will need to tests at
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Free coronavirus tests and flu shots will be available on November 9 and 10 at Bagdouma Park parking lot at Frederick Street near Avenue 51 in Coachella. Central Neighborhood Health Foundation is partnering with the City of Coachella to offer the drive-through/walk-through event. You can get COVID tested or get a flu shot at no
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Parents in Desert Sands Unified School District are gearing up to decide whether they want their children to remain in distance learning the rest of the year, or return to in-person classes. “It’s really a coin flip – it’s a hard decision parents have to make,” said Rhea Hoffman. She said her family is split
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 387 new cases since Thursday. This brings the total number of cases to 70,696. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 868,620 tests have been conducted so far, this increased by 5,983 over the past 24 hours. Riverside County will need to
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The city of Coachella will be offering free coronavirus tests and flu shots next week at Bagdouma Park parking lot at Frederick Street near Avenue 51. The testing and shots will be conducted in a drive-thru/walk-thru event that will take place on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10. The event is being organized by the Central
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 482 new cases since Wednesday. This brings the total number of cases to 70,309. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 862,637 tests have been conducted so far, this increased by 7,718 over the past 24 hours. Riverside County will need to
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