Riverside County reports 2237 new cases, 0 deaths, & 55 fewer hospitalizations since Wednesday
Hospitalizations
Riverside County's COVID-19 hospitalizations continued its downward trend. Since Tuesday, the county has reported 55 fewer patients with COVID-19. The county now has a total of 855 COVID hospitalizations.
The downward trend of hospitalizations really started to kick off last week. In the past 7 days, the county has reported 184 fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations.
COVID Hospitalizations in the past month-and-a-half:
- Feb. 3 - 855
- Feb. 2 - 910
- Feb. 1 - 911
- Jan. 31 - 911
- Jan. 28 - 1,004
- Jan. 27 - 1,039
- Jan. 26 - 1,074
- Jan. 20 - 1,076
- Jan. 19 - 1,109
- Jan. 18 - 1,087
- Jan. 7 - 791
- Dec. 30 - 432
- Dec. 1 - 238
The ICU numbers in the county are also trending down.
Since Wednesday, the county reported 13 fewer patients admitted into the ICU due to COVID-19. The county now has a total of 154 ICU patients.
The latest report from Eisenhower Health shows that COVID hospitalizations are decreasing over the past couple of days.
Cases & Deaths
Since Friday, the county has reported 2,237 new cases and 0 deaths. The county has a total of 457,764 cases & 5,918 deaths.
The Coachella Valley has a total of 71,566 cases and 1,149 deaths. The local data is updated every Monday.
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As far as local schools, the three school districts in the Coachella Valley today reported a combined total of 1,139 cases, up by 6 since Wednesday.
- DSUSD has reported 438 cases (373 students and 65 staff)
- 2/2: 454 cases (383 students and 75 staff)
- 2/1: 484 cases (399 students & 85 staff)
- 1/31: 491 cases (406 students and 85 staff)
- 1/28: 738 (609 students and 129 staff)
- 1/27: 774 cases (642 students and 132 staff)
- PSUSD has reported 346 cases (317 students and 29 staff)
- 2/2: 341 cases (307 students and 34 staff)
- 2/1: 334 cases (293 students and 41 staff)
- 1/31: 553 cases (498 students and 55 staff)
- 1/28: 576 cases (497 studens and 79 staff)
- 1/27: 586 cases (501 students and 85 staff)
- CVUSD reported 355 cases (293 students and 62 staff)
- 2/2: 318 cases (256 students and 62 staff)
- 2/1: 288 (227 students and 61 staff)
- 1/31: 277 (219 students and 58 staff)
- 1/28: 348 case (272 students and 76 staff)
- 1/27: 324 cases (260 students and 64 staff)
Case & Positivity Rate
The county's case and positivity rate did not change since Wednesday, however, both have been recently trending down.
Case Rate:
- Feb. 3 - 174.6
- Feb. 2 - 174.6
- Feb. 1 - 183.1
- Jan. 31 - 188.5
- Jan. 28 - 210.2
- Jan. 27 - 218.1
- Jan. 26 - 225.9
- Jan. 25 - 249.2
- Jan. 21 - 259.1
Positivity Rate:
- Feb. 3 - 29.0%
- Feb. 2 - 29.0%
- Feb. 1 - 30.1%
- Jan. 31 - 30.5%
- Jan. 28 - 32%
- Jan. 27 - 32.7%
- Jan. 21 - 34.3%
- Jan. 20 - 35%
- Jan. 19 - 35.4%
Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage's percent positivity rate continues to fall. The hospital's chart shows a sharp decline in the positivity rate at the local hospital in the past couple of days.
Hospital officials told News Channel 3 late last month that the number seems to be plateauing and the hope is the peak will end by late January into early February.
As of Feb. 2, there are at least 692 known cases of the Omicron variant in Riverside County. The first was detected in a resident of the west end of the county early last month.
Vaccination Data
60.1% (or 1,401,230 residents ages +5) of eligible Riverside County residents are fully vaccinated, according to county data.
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3,840,840 vaccine doses have been administered so far.
COVID vaccine clinics are open across Riverside County for all residents 5 and older. You can schedule an appointment at: 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. Residents under 18 must have a parent or guardian with them when arriving at their vaccine appointment.
Cases in Coachella Valley Cities and Communities (As of 01/31/22)
· Bermuda Dunes
Confirmed Cases: 1,116
Deaths: 13
Recovered: 1,000
· Cabazon
Confirmed Cases: 476
Deaths: 7
Recovered: 432
(Note: Does not count towards the valley's total)
· Cathedral City
Confirmed Cases: 9,746
Deaths: 140
Recoveries: 8,891
· Coachella
Confirmed Cases: 9,864
Deaths: 112
Recovered: 8,941
· Desert Edge
Confirmed Cases: 500
Deaths: 19
Recovered: 430
· Desert Hot Springs
Confirmed Cases: 6,028
Deaths: 90
Recovered: 5,503
· Desert Palms
Confirmed Cases: 479
Deaths: 28
Recovered: 353
· Garnet
Confirmed Cases: 1,200
Deaths: 22
Recovered: 1,102
· Indian Wells
Confirmed Cases: 364
Deaths: 8
Recovered: 295
· Indio
Confirmed Cases: 17,239
Deaths: 261
Recoveries: 15,499
· La Quinta
Confirmed Cases: 5,679
Deaths: 76
Recovered: 4,922
· Mecca
Confirmed Cases: 1,441
Deaths: 21
Recovered: 1,248
· North Shore
Confirmed Cases: 493
Deaths: 1
Recovered: 417
· Oasis
Confirmed Cases: 1,135
Deaths: 8
Recovered: 995
· Palm Desert
Confirmed Cases: 6,566
Deaths: 141
Recovered: 5,585
· Palm Springs
Confirmed Cases: 5,781
Deaths: 143
Recovered: 5,114
· Rancho Mirage
Confirmed Cases: 1,835
Deaths: 56
Recovered: 1,542
· Sky Valley
Confirmed Cases: 347
Deaths: 7
Recovered: 309
· Thermal
Confirmed Cases: 594
Deaths: 10
Recovered: 529
· Thousand Palms
Confirmed Cases: 1,429
Deaths: 10
Recovered: 1,301
· County Jails
There are 1,410 cases in the County's jails, with 3 deaths, and 1,335 recoveries
· State Jails
There are 5,605 cases in the County's jails, with 8 deaths, and 5,536 recoveries.
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