Coronavirus

The Palm Springs Air Museum is saluting local essential workers this month taking to the skies. Three historic aircraft from Palm Springs Air Museum flew over Desert Regional Hospital as they honor our frontline workers. “It made me cry, ” said Sandra Butkus. Veteran nurse, Sandra Butkus stands tall waving her American flag to also

Health officials released updated coronavirus data, showing the latest number of cases, deaths, & recoveries around Riverside County in the past 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage Riverside County now has a total of 4,079 cases. The number of reported cases increased by 48 cases in the past 24 hours. The total was at

To help reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the Eastern Coachella Valley, the City of Coachella is partnering with Twentynine Palms Band of Mission Indians, Borrego Health, Desert Healthcare District and Foundation and the County of Riverside to open a location providing LabCorp PCR COVID-19 tests starting on Friday, May 1, 2020. “The Eastern

During today’s news conference, CA Governor Gavin Newsom said the state is “days not months” away from lifting some restrictions. Newsom had said earlier this week that we are “weeks not months” from lifting certain restrictions. “We’re getting very close to making very meaningful augmentations to that stay-at-home order. We said ‘weeks, not months’ about

Chairman of the Riverside County board of supervisors Manuel Perez said Thursday he will propose to rescind all county health orders currently in place as local health experts warn it could be too soon to pull back. The four orders that would be eliminated include the closure of schools, limitations on short term lodging, restrictions

Riverside County Board Chair V. Manuel Perez and Vice Chair Karen Spiegel will bring forth a proposal during Tuesday’s meeting that would revoke the county’s four public health orders. This will not affect the stay-at-home orders as the county is following the state’s order. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for more local coverage The four orders currently in

With kids stuck at home, some families are turning to Outschool.com, an online resource offering more than 10,000 classes.  The site is helping local families and teachers during quarantine.  Outschool is a marketplace of live, interactive online classes for kids. There are thousands of classes to pick from in subjects ranging from math and science

There are now more than 4,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus throughout Riverside County. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage Riverside County now has a total of 4,031 cases. The number of reported cases increased by 89 cases in the past 24 hours. The total was at 3,563 on Monday. Deaths in the county also increased by

Riverside County extended the order requiring face coverings to be worn in public and at least six feet of social distance to be maintained until June 19. Californians are still under Governor Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order, which doesn’t have an expiration date. But if you have to leave the house, Riverside County residents have to

“It is time to start opening back up the Coachella Valley economy,” writes Joshua R. Bonner, IOM President and CEO of the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce, in a letter to Riverside County District 4 Supervisor Manny Perez. Watch: We had leaders from every valley city come together to discuss the roadmap to recovery

Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser extended his order requiring residents to wear face coverings when outside and keep practicing social distancing. Face coverings can be bandanas, scarves, neck gaiters or other clothing that does not have visible holes. Social distancing means staying at least six-feet away from someone. The county’s order is

The city of Coachella is partnering with Twentynine Palms Band of MissionIndians, Borrego Health, Desert Healthcare District and Foundation and the County of Riverside to open a new testing site starting this weekend. Congressman Ruiz talks about testing in the East Valley The test site will be located on 85365 Dillon Road in Coachella, not

Health officials released updated coronavirus data, showing the latest number of cases, deaths, & recoveries around Riverside County in the past 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage The number of cases went from 3,735 to 3,942 an increase of 207 since Monday. There were two new deaths reported today, bringing the total to 143.