Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco took to social media to provide the latest update on the department’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Sheriff Bianco said that 71 employees have tested positive, but nine employees have recovered and have returned to work. He expects more employees to return to work over the next couple of weeks.
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Riverside County officials amended a public health order to allow faith-based services to conduct drive-up worship services with certain restrictions. This comes after the state issued a clarification on the Governor’s stay-at-home order. Read – Amended OrderDownload Worship services are allowed as long as individuals abide by physical distancing guidelines and refrain from physical contact.
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Riverside County health officials provided the latest update on coronavirus cases, deaths, hospitalizations, and recoveries over the last 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage The total number of cases has jumped to 2,457. The number of deaths went from 59 to 69. There is no info on the latest deaths, including, location or age.
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Health experts and Riverside County officials are holding a news conference today at 2:30 p.m. to provide the latest update on coronavirus response. According to Supervisor Manuel Perez, topics include the expansion in the availability of testing. You can watch live on-air or online at KESQ.com/Livestream-Events starting at 2:30 p.m.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Saturday to expand child care access to essential workers and offered words of praise for California counties eliminating tax penalties for late payment for hardships related to coronavirus. A press release from the Governor’s office detailed the order for expanded child care access: “Today Governor Gavin Newsom
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Governor Gavin Newsom is providing the latest coronavirus task force update today at Noon. You can watch the news conference live here or at KESQ.com/Livestream-Events. NEW: CA has 26,182 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19.3,141 of those cases are in our hospitals. 1,191 of those are in the ICU. CA is flattening the curve — but
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People who live close to Palm Springs International Airport may be noticing how quiet things are right now. Air traffic is down dramatically with the number of flights going from about sixty a day down to five or 10. The numbers show that the total number of travellers to go through the airport in March
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New concerns are being raised about the safety of inmates inside Riverside County jails. A class action lawsuit was filed against the county, and a judge said this week that the Sheriff’s Dept. hasn’t done enough to stop the spread of coronavirus. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said his department is already doing everything they
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Central District of California Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips ordered the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to meet with prison advocates and draft a plan that meets agreed-upon conditions for healthcare in the county’s jails. This comes after Judge Phillips ruled that the Sheriff’s Department failed to answer questions about the conditions in its jails during
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Desert Distilling in Palm Desert has started to make and sell hand sanitizer during the coronavirus pandemic. Since concern over the virus heightened in the United States, hand sanitizer has been flying off the shelves. Distilleries around the country have started to use their resources to help out during this time by manufacturing hand sanitizer.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. “We’re starting our life again,” Trump said during
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Riverside County health officials provided the latest update on coronavirus cases, deaths, hospitalizations, and recoveries in the last 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage The total number of cases has jumped to 2,264 That’s an increase of 159 since yesterday’s update. The number of deaths went from 54 to 59. There is no info
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During his daily coronavirus response update briefing, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he signed an executive order that will increase sanitary measures and give 2 weeks of supplemental paid sick leave for those in those in the food sector. “These workers on the front lines of this crisis are our unsung heroes for continuing to
Continue Reading Governor Newsom announced Wednesday a statewide public-private partnership that will provide $125 million in disaster relief assistance for working, undocumented immigrants. The state will provide $75 million in disaster relief assistance and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, a network of foundations focused on immigration issues, have committed to raising an additional $50 million. Those
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More help is on the way for people who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic. It comes as the number of unemployment claims in California is skyrocketing. A record-breaking 2.7 million Californians filed for unemployment over the last month. For Bonnie Lynch of Indian Wells, it’s been a waiting game for some much
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The Coachella Valley Water District and it’s essential employees are being highlighted as our neighborhood heroes. Their crews are working every day to make sure that the water and sewer systems stay running so other essential employees and businesses like hospitals, grocery stores, emergency responders, and homes have critical services during these times. Jim Barrett,
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