Riverside County surpassed its highest day-to-day case increase for the third day in a row. Today, the county reported 1,431 new cases today, bringing the total number of cases to 24,765. On Thursday, Riverside County 1,377 new cases and on Wednesday, there were 856 additional cases. 272,981 tests have been conducted so far and 9,367
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According to the Riverside County Emergency Management Department, the county is now at 100% ICU bed utilization. Download the News Channel 3 app to get the latest local coronavirus data and updates. The app is available on the Apple Store and Google Play. This doesn’t mean the ICU reached capacity on just coronavirus patients. There are a total
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The heat has many valley residents looking to cool off, but how risky is it to use a swimming pool during the pandemic? Experts say it’s not the pool water you need to be worried about, it’s the high touch surfaces like pool railings and pool chairs. According to the CDC: “Evidence suggests that COVID-19
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The race to finalize back to school plans. Desert Sands Unified School District officials have approved a motion to start the school year with distance learning. “I just think they need to think it through completely,” said Kathleen Boylan, a DSUSD parent. “The distance learning option like I said that we experienced wasn’t great. They
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Dr. Randall McCafferty, medical director of emergency operations for the Desert Care network joined Peter Daut during our special 6:30 p.m. newscast on Fox and CBS. Watch more long-form interviews with valley health officials and local leaders on our Coronavirus: Questions Answered section Dr. McCafferty shared the latest update on how things are going at
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Riverside County surpassed its highest day-to-day case increase for the second day in a row, but this time by more than 500 cases. On Thursday, Riverside County reported 1,377 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours. The total number of cases is now 23,334. 272,981 tests have been conducted so far. Case notes as
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Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to update Californians at noon Thursday on the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Watch it live on News Channel 3 and here when he begins to speak: The governor is expected to address “the state’s emergency preparedness actions to protect public health and safety in the upcoming fire season amid
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(Note: The John H. Furbee Aquatics Center was closed Thursday afternoon for maintenance. City officials say the repairs are not COVID-related) For valley families, pool time is normally an essential part of staying cool in the scorching summer months. But many of our local public pools and water attractions have been shut down due to
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Riverside County public health officials say 75 percent of people who test positive for coronavirus in the county are unwilling or unable to share information with county contact tracers about people they’ve had contact with outside their homes. “The way we get through this is with containing the disease and a key point of that
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Riverside County reported a total of 856 new cases on Wednesday, the highest day-to-day increase in confirmed cases since the pandemic started. Today’s increase brought the total number of cases up to 21,957. Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari told the board of supervisors on Tuesday that the county’s positivity rate is at around 15.9%, nearly
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If you have been having issues at a local Bank of America, you’re not alone. Bank of America has closed some of its locations temporarily. Many residents have reached out to News Channel 3 about this concern along with the trouble of using the ATM machines. Danny Nelson is one Bank of America customer we
Continue Reading Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Wednesday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Watch it live on News Channel 3 and here when he begins to speak: During a news conference ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state is ordering the
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Members of the national coronavirus task force are expected to hold a briefing Wednesday morning to detail the latest updates on the federal response to the outbreak. It’s expected to start at 8:30 a.m. PT. Watch it live here when it starts : Vice President Mike Pence is expected to lead the briefing. In California,
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The Palm Springs Unified School District’s school board approved proposed plans for the upcoming school year Tuesday evening as the district takes a more deliberate approach to finalize a back-to-school plan. What classrooms will look like for students in a couple of months is one of the biggest decisions our valley districts have to make
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The Indio Senior center had their first care package giveaway in June where they gave out 500 packages to seniors. This month, Indio Senior Center is hosting their second community care package giveaway for seniors. They are hosting a drive-by event for seniors 55 years of age and older from 6 a.m. – 9 a.m.
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Watch the county’s latest coronavirus report from Public Health Directors Dr. Cameron Kaiser & Kim Saruwatari during this morning’s county board meeting. (Starts at the 6:20 mark) Riverside County officially surpassed 500 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday after reporting 20 deaths over the past 24 hours. After today’s report, the county now has 506 deaths in
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For many of our local healthcare heroes, the unprecedented daily fight against coronavirus has been physically and emotionally grueling. “The stress is pretty real,” said Dr. Andrew Kassinove, Chief of Staff at J.F.K. Memorial Hospital. “I think that we as E.R. doctors and nurses do deal with death and dying on a regular basis, but
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Last week, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz joined Peter Daut during our special 6:30 p.m. newscast on Fox and CBS Local 2 to discuss the pandemic. During the interview, Ruiz specifically mentioned Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, saying that Bianco thinks wearing masks or a stay-at-home order is a socialist, liberal agenda, and by publicly stating
Continue Reading Colusa, Madera, Marin, Merced, Monterey and San Diego were added to the state’s monitoring list, meaning these counties must close indoor operations in restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, zoos/museums, and cardrooms. With these new additions, 23 of the state’s 58 counties are now on the state’s watchlist. 5,699 people tested positive on Sunday, the governor announced,
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Riverside County reported 1,105 new coronavirus cases over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases to 20,555. Download the News Channel 3 app on Apple or Google Play to be alerted on major coronavirus updates and local breaking news Over 259,000 patients have been tested and 8,711 patients have recovered from the virus. There were 7 additional deaths
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