Riverside County reports 1,200 news cases, 3 deaths, & 476 recoveries since Tuesday

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 farther away from the metrics needed to be able to reopen businesses once again.

• 13.9 Adjusted Case Rate (Last week - 11.5) --- Needs to be 4.0 – 7.0
• 6.7% positivity rate (Last week - 5.9%) --- Needs to be 5.0 – 8.0%
• 8.5% HEQ rate (Last week - 7.8%) --- Needs to be 5.3 – 8.0%
• 13.1 new cases per 100K (Last week - 11.5) --- Needs to be between 4 to 7 cases per day per 100K

This means Restaurants, retail, museums, zoos, places of worship, movie theater, gyms & fitness are still not able to operate indoors.

All personal care services (Nail & hair salons, barbershops, tattoo parlors) were moved into the purple tier are still able to continue inside operations.

Riverside County will have to stay in the red tier for at least three weeks if it meets the state's required metrics for reopening.

Testing

911,258 tests have been conducted so far, this increased by 13,994 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

Find County Testing Sites

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 3 additional COVID-19 death since Tuesday, the total number of deaths is 1,355.

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 246 additional recoveries over the same time span. The total number of recoveries is now at 63,724.

Hospitalizations

Riverside County reported 27 additional patients hospitalized for COVID-19 since Tuesday. The total number of patients is 271.

This is the most COVID-19 patients in county hospitals since August 20. It's still below half the number of patients the county reported during the peak of July.

According to state data, Riverside County reported 19 of those cases between Tuesday and Wednesday. So, today the county added 8 new hospitalizations.

The number of ICU patients decreased today after remaining the same since Tuesday. Over the past 24 hours, the county reported three fewer patients in the county's ICUs.

The number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU also increased today. The county reported 6 additional ICU patients bringing the total 70.

On Monday, Eisenhower Health posted a letter warning of an alarming increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

"Needless to say, this is an alarming trend and one that we anticipated based on our current positivity rate; however, the inpatient cases admitted over the last 24 hours is unprecedented," wrote Eisenhower Health COO Martin Massiello.

Full Details: Eisenhower Health warning of alarming increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Hospitalizations and ICUs are on the rise across the state, according to Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Dr. Mark Ghaly.

As of Nov. 10, hospitalizations are up 31.6% percent over the past 14 days in the state. ICUs have seen a 29.6 percent rise in ICU's in the state.

News Channel 3's Dani Romero spoke with county officials about the recent increase in hospitalizations.

“We have had an increase in hospitalizations let say over the last month, which is somewhat alarming, but our capacity for ICU beds and overall beds is well within the capacity of our hospitals," said County Spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr.

(Note Data will continue to update past today)

Coachella Valley Numbers

Indio has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the Coachella Valley. Indio has 4,327 cases, 86 deaths, and 3,919 recoveries.

Cases in Coachella Valley Cities and Communities (As of 11/9/20)

· Bermuda Dunes
Confirmed Cases: 164
Deaths: 3
Recovered: 141

· Cabazon
Confirmed Cases: 70
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 65

· Cathedral City
Confirmed Cases: 2,215
Deaths: 38
Recoveries: 2,040

· Coachella
Confirmed Cases: 3,068
Deaths: 32
Recovered: 2,842

· Desert Edge
Confirmed Cases: 83
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 69

· Desert Hot Springs
Confirmed Cases: 1,298
Deaths: 29
Recovered: 1,172

· Desert Palms
Confirmed Cases: 60
Deaths: 3
Recovered: 46

· Garnet
Confirmed Cases: 262
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 236

· Indian Wells
Confirmed Cases: 58
Deaths: 4
Recovered: 50

· Indio
Confirmed Cases: 4,327
Deaths: 86
Recoveries: 3,919

· La Quinta
Confirmed Cases: 990
Deaths: 19
Recovered: 882

· Mecca
Confirmed Cases: 517
Deaths: 10
Recovered: 469

· North Shore
Confirmed Cases: 182
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 147

· Oasis
Confirmed Cases: 384
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 349

· Palm Desert
Confirmed Cases: 1,236
Deaths: 58
Recovered: 1,060

· Palm Springs
Confirmed Cases: 1,289
Deaths: 57
Recovered: 1,111

· Rancho Mirage
Confirmed Cases: 290
Deaths: 24
Recovered: 245

· Sky Valley
Confirmed Cases: 55
Deaths: 2
Recovered: 52

· Thermal
Confirmed Cases: 208
Deaths: 2
Recovered: 190

· Thousand Palms
Confirmed Cases: 279
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 250

· County Jails
There are 484 cases in the County's jails, with 1 death, and 429 recoveries.·

· State Jails
There are 3,442 cases in the state's jails and 2,718 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.