Riverside County reports 136 new cases, 20 deaths, & 2,207 recoveries since Friday

Riverside County reported 136 new cases since Friday. The county has a total of 291,040 coronavirus cases.

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(Note Data will continue to update past today)

Riverside County's COVID Metrics

The county's metrics are updated every Tuesday.

While the county remains in the purple tier, the latest metric update revealed big decreases for Riverside County for the third week in a row.

The county continued to move closer into meeting all the requirements to move into the red tier.

• New cases per day per 100K - 11.0 (Last Week 16.2)
• Adjusted Case Rate - 11.3 (Last Week 16.6)
• Positivity Rate - 5.8% (Last week 7.6%)
• Health Equity Quartile Positivity Rate - 6.1% (Last Week 8.3%)

Riverside County COVID Vaccine Appointments

COVID vaccine clinics were opened for residents 65 years and older or those who qualify due to employment: https://www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine. 

Seniors who need assistance can dial 2-1-1.

Those who register must show proof of age/employment at the time of appointment.

Download the News Channel 3 app on the Apple Store or Google Play to get alerts on when new appointments or vaccine clinics are available.

Testing

Riverside County conducted 2,522,384 coronavirus tests, up by 23,229 since Friday.

County health officials are urging the public to continue getting tested, which helps slow the spread of the virus and may contribute to Riverside County moving into the red tier.

Getting tested for #coronavirus helps slow the spread of the disease, and may also help Riverside County meet the red tier metric for adjusted case rate. #RivCoNOW #RUHealth https://t.co/By0VbszhKE pic.twitter.com/cdfWew3vCy

— Dr. Cameron Kaiser (@RivCoDoc) February 24, 2021

Where 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

Deaths and Recoveries

Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 2- additional COVID-19 deaths. The total number of deaths is now 3,912.

Riverside County reported 2,207 recoveries since Friday. There are a total of 280,923 recoveries in Riverside County.

Hospitalizations

Hospitalizations across Riverside County decreased by 28 patients over the past 24 hours (Decreased by 6 patients since Sunday).

There is now a total of 251 hospitalizations. This is the lowest amount of COVID hospitalizations since Nov. 10.

The number of patients admitted into the ICU across Riverside County decreased by 2 patients since Friday (Increased by 1 patient since Sunday). There is now a total of 64 COVID patients in the ICU across the county.

ICU bed availability countywide is at 12%

The SoCal region's ICU availability percentage is at 19.5%. The state's four-week projection has the availability going up to 45.2%.

(Note Data will continue to update past today)

Cases in Coachella Valley Cities and Communities (As of 03/08/21)

· Bermuda Dunes
Confirmed Cases: 626
Deaths: 9
Recovered: 601

· Cabazon
Confirmed Cases: 306
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 295

· Cathedral City
Confirmed Cases: 6,919
Deaths: 102
Recoveries: 6,663

· Coachella
Confirmed Cases: 7,787
Deaths: 80
Recovered: 7,594

· Desert Edge
Confirmed Cases: 340
Deaths: 12
Recovered: 323

· Desert Hot Springs
Confirmed Cases: 4,094
Deaths: 61
Recovered: 3,930

· Desert Palms
Confirmed Cases: 250
Deaths: 21
Recovered: 218

· Garnet
Confirmed Cases: 872
Deaths: 18
Recovered: 837

· Indian Wells
Confirmed Cases: 188
Deaths: 6
Recovered: 179

· Indio
Confirmed Cases: 12,048
Deaths: 191
Recoveries: 11,663

· La Quinta
Confirmed Cases: 3,300
Deaths: 54
Recovered: 3,177

· Mecca
Confirmed Cases: 1,128
Deaths: 18
Recovered: 1,084

· North Shore
Confirmed Cases: 353
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 345

· Oasis
Confirmed Cases: 869
Deaths: 7
Recovered: 846

· Palm Desert
Confirmed Cases: 3,840
Deaths: 107
Recovered: 3,640

· Palm Springs
Confirmed Cases: 3,611
Deaths: 112
Recovered: 3,422

· Rancho Mirage
Confirmed Cases: 1,078
Deaths: 41
Recovered: 1,002

· Sky Valley
Confirmed Cases: 215
Deaths: 5
Recovered: 202

· Thermal
Confirmed Cases: 464
Deaths: 6
Recovered: 450

· Thousand Palms
Confirmed Cases: 1,024
Deaths: 8
Recovered: 991

· County Jails
There are 933 cases in the County's jails, with 1 death, and 923 recoveries.·

· State Jails
There are 5,459 cases in the state's jails and 5,403 recoveries.