Coronavirus in the Inland Empire
The Inland Empire (IE) is a growing metropolitan area east of Los Angeles in Southern California made up of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. With a population of approximately 4 million people, this website's goal is to show official information and provide resources to the people and businesses of the IE.
San Bernardino County
Update 9:00 6/4/2021
4,560
Deaths
298,599
Confirmed Cases
Riverside County
Updated 9:00 6/4/2021
4,614
Deaths
300,879
Confirmed Cases
Coronavirus in the News
50 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES, 2 NEW DEATHS FRIDAY IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
4 June 2021

Riverside County health officials are reporting 50 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2 additional deaths Friday bringing the countywide totals to 300,929 cases and 4,616 deaths.There are new 13 COVID19 cases and no new deaths in the Coachella Valley.This is the update for the Coachella Valley city-by-city:Desert Hot Springs: 4,253 cases, 73 deathsCathedral City: 7,164 cases, 111 deathsPalm Springs: 3,773 (+1) cases, 126 deathsRancho Mirage: 1,109 (+1) cases, 50 deathsPalm Desert: 3,992 (+1) cases, 119 deathsIndian Wells: 197 cases, 6 deathsLa Quinta: 3,462 (+4) cases, 61 deathsIndio: 12,410 (+6) cases, 224 deathsCoachella: 7,932 (-1) cases, 97 deathsThousand Palms: 1,054 cases, 9 deathsBermuda Dunes: 659 cases, 10 deathsThermal: 476 cases, 9 deathsMecca: 1,135 cases, 19 deathsNorth Shore: 360 cases, 1 deathOasis: 878 cases, 9 deathsSky Valley: 223, 5 deathsCabazon: 326 cases, 7 deathAnza: 152 (+1) cases, 1 deathThere are 808 active cases of coronavirus. This number is derived from the total number of confirmed cases and the subtraction of the total number of recoveries and deaths.According to the county, there are 12,624 probable cases based on antigen tests.According to the Riverside University Health System, 31 patients infected with coronavirus were hospitalized countywide as of Friday. That number includes 7 patients in intensive […]
119 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES, 4 NEW DEATHS WEDNESDAY IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
3 June 2021

Riverside County health officials are reporting 119 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4 additional deaths Wednesday bringing the countywide totals to 300,851 cases and 4,612 deaths.There are 26 new COVID19 cases and 1 new deaths in the Coachella Valley.This is the update for the Coachella Valley city-by-city:Desert Hot Springs: 4,252 (+2) cases, 73 deathsCathedral City: 7,163 (+4) cases, 111 deathsPalm Springs: 3,771 cases, 125 deathsRancho Mirage: 1,108 (+1) cases, 50 deathsPalm Desert: 3,991 (+3) cases, 119 deathsIndian Wells: 197 cases, 6 deathsLa Quinta: 3,458 (+2) cases, 61 deathsIndio: 12,404 (+11) cases, 224 (+1) deathsCoachella: 7,932 (+1) cases, 97 deathsThousand Palms: 1,054 cases, 9 deathsBermuda Dunes: 659 (+2) cases, 10 deathsThermal: 476 cases, 9 deathsMecca: 1,135 cases, 19 deathsNorth Shore: 360 cases, 1 deathOasis: 879 cases, 9 deathsSky Valley: 223, 5 deathsCabazon: 326 cases, 7 deathAnza: 151 cases, 1 deathThere are 941 active cases of coronavirus. This number is derived from the total number of confirmed cases and the subtraction of the total number of recoveries and deaths.According to the county, there are 12,606 probable cases based on antigen tests.According to the Riverside University Health System, 34 patients infected with coronavirus were hospitalized countywide as of Wednesday. That number includes 9 patients […]
PUSH TO VACCINATE; LOCAL PHARMACIES SAY THOUSANDS OF VACCINES COULD EXPIRE
3 June 2021

Across the country, the pace of vaccinations has slowed recently. In the Coachella Valley officials are seeing those same effects as local pharmacies report they have too much supply, and not enough demand, and there’s a risk doses could expire.“We have about 1,000 doses of the Pfizer biotech vaccine and a little over 500 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine,” said Leif Dela Luna, Pharmacist with Coachella Valley Pharmacy.Riverside County has vaccinated just over 2 million people, but there is still a strong push to get more vaccinated as many doses are set to expire at the end of June.“It’s not really a Coachella Valley issue or riverside county issue, it’s a national issue that’s coming up, it’s statewide, that you have quite a number of vaccines that are not being used at the same rate you were only a few months ago,” said Jose Arballo Jr. Senior Public Information Specialist with Riverside County.Local pharmacists want to remind everyone that even though the state is opening up, there is still a risk if you’re unvaccinated. “Always remember the virus does not fly on its own, it doesn’t have wings, it gets transmitted through people. When people have the vaccine in […]
Ventura County Moves to Least Restrictive Yellow Tier
2 June 2021

Ventura County is now in the yellow tier, California’s least restrictive tier. The change means fewer restrictions for Ventura County businesses.The county has met the metrics for the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy for the required two-week period.Moving into the yellow tier allows for increases in capacity at places such as amusement parks and fairs; gyms and fitness centers; yoga studios; private events; restaurants; cardrooms and racetracks; indoor and outdoor live events and performances; wineries and tasting rooms; family entertainment centers; and museums, zoos, and aquariums.Bars will also be allowed to begin providing indoor service at 25% capacity.“Reaching the yellow tier is a great accomplishment. I appreciate the collective work of our community members who have helped us move forward,” said Ventura County Public Health Director Rigoberto Vargas.As of May 28, the public health department identified 81,344 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of Ventura County and a total of 1,018 deaths.“The vaccine is the most powerful tool available to reduce transmission of COVID and prevent hospitalizations and deaths from the virus. Increasing the number of people vaccinated will help us continue to move forward,” said Public Health Officer Dr. Robert Levin.COVID-19 vaccinations are available for all Ventura […]
One-third of Riverside County residents fully vaccinated against coronavirus
2 June 2021

One-third of Riverside County residents of all ages are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.State data show that 823,557 residents had received all of their COVID-19 shots as of Wednesday, May 26, which amounts to 33.4% of the county’s population.Riverside County lags behind most of California in percentage of fully protected residents, including the neighboring counties of Orange (43.9%) and Los Angeles (42.1%). San Bernardino County, which just passed 30%, has a lower rate, according to the data.More than 1 million Riverside County residents have received at least one dose of vaccine.Coronavirus hospitalizations, meanwhile, are stabilizing at record-low levels.For the sixth day in a row, fewer than 50 people were treated for confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in Riverside County hospitals, state data show. The number of patients stood at 40 on Wednesday, the most recent day for which numbers were available.Here are the latest numbers as of Wednesday, according to county and state public health officials.Riverside CountyConfirmed cases: 300,631 total, up 81 from Wednesday, averaging 63 reported per day in the past weekDeaths: 4,608 total, no change from Wednesday, averaging one reported per day in the past weekHospital survey: 40 confirmed and 17 suspected patients hospitalized Wednesday, including seven confirmed and no […]
Final frontier: COVID-19 vaccines coming soon for young children
1 June 2021

In her day job, immunologist Zina Good crunches data on how well immune system cells can be mobilized to battle cancer.But after leaving work at the Stanford Cancer Cell Therapy Program, she’s back to bottles, baths and bedtime stories as mom to two cherubic boys. And that’s how she found herself in unfamiliar circumstances — on the patient side of the consultation table for a clinical trial.Good’s 3-year-old son, Andel, became Stanford Medicine’s first young child to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in April, as clinical trials for the under-12 set get underway in earnest. A week later, Good’s younger son, Soren, then 7 months old, was vaccinated as well.“We know that at least 4 million children have been infected since the beginning of the pandemic. There have been several thousand hospitalizations and between 300 and 600 children have died,” said Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, principal investigator and Taube Professor of Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the Stanford University School of Medicine.“We also know that people who’ve had COVID-19 can have long-term health effects, and vaccination will probably prevent that from happening,” Maldonado said. “Children under 18 represent a quarter of the U.S. population — if you really want to suppress […]
70 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES, NO NEW DEATHS FRIDAY IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
1 June 2021

Riverside County health officials are reporting 70 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths Friday bringing the countywide totals to 300,701 cases and 4,608 deaths.There are 15 new COVID19 cases and no new deaths in the Coachella Valley.This is the update for the Coachella Valley city-by-city:Desert Hot Springs: 4,249 (+2) cases, 73 deathsCathedral City: 7,158 (+4) cases, 111 deathsPalm Springs: 3,771 (+1) cases, 125 deathsRancho Mirage: 1,107 (+1) cases, 50 deathsPalm Desert: 3,988 (+2) cases, 119 deathsIndian Wells: 197 cases, 6 deathsLa Quinta: 3,455 (+2) cases, 61 deathsIndio: 12,386 (+1) cases, 223 deathsCoachella: 7,930 (+1) cases, 97 deathsThousand Palms: 1,054 (+1) cases, 9 deathsBermuda Dunes: 656 cases, 10 deathsThermal: 476 cases, 9 deathsMecca: 1,135 cases, 19 deathsNorth Shore: 360 cases, 1 deathOasis: 879 cases, 9 deathsSky Valley: 223, 5 deathsCabazon: 326 cases, 7 deathAnza: 151 cases, 1 deathThere are 995 active cases of coronavirus. This number is derived from the total number of confirmed cases and the subtraction of the total number of recoveries and deaths.According to the county, there are 12,598 probable cases based on antigen tests.According to the Riverside University Health System, 39 patients infected with coronavirus were hospitalized countywide as of Friday. That number includes 6 patients […]
Feed SoCal Help end hunger by donating today
28 May 2021

ABC7, Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions, Subaru, ESPN LA 710 am, and Southern California regional food banks are partnering up for the 10th Annual Feed SoCal Food Drive throughout Southern California.Due to the pandemic, the food banks are seeing more people experiencing food insecurities due to cuts in salaries and jobs. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, our Southern California regional food banks have increased food distribution by more than 70% reaching over 200,000 people every week.As part of the food drive, ABC7, with our regional food bank partners, will be hosting (4) drive-thru food collection locations, two locations per each Friday on June 18th and June 25th. The drive-thru collection sites will provide our viewers and the local community an opportunity to donate their non-perishable food items or purchase a $5.00 food bag at the local Albertsons, Vons or Pavilions stores. The food donations will be shared and distributed with various food banks and food pantries in local communities.How You Can Help1. – You can purchase a $5.00 food bag at your local Albertsons, Vons, or Pavilions stores.2. – Go to your local Subaru Retailer and drop off non-perishable food items and leave them in the Feed SoCal collection box.3. – […]
In San Bernardino County, more than 30% of residents fully vaccinated against coronavirus
28 May 2021

More than 30% of San Bernardino County residents of all ages are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.The state reported that 673,194 residents had received all of their COVID-19 shots as of Wednesday, May 26, representing 30.4% of the population.However, the county continues to lag behind most of California in the percentage of fully protected residents, including the neighboring counties of Orange (43.9%), Los Angeles (42.1%) and Riverside (33.4%), state data show.At the same time, 843,102 San Bernardino County residents — 38% of the population — have received at least one dose of vaccine, the data show.The Thursday, May 27, report for San Bernardino County includes only data provided by the state.County spokesman David Wert said in an email Thursday that county data would not be updated on its COVID-19 dashboard until at least Tuesday, June 1, because public health officials are making adjustments for recent changes to state data sources.“The team will spend the holiday weekend working through these issues to ensure accurate and timely information going forward,” Wert wrote.Here are the latest numbers as of Thursday, according to state public health officials.San Bernardino CountyHospital survey: 67 confirmed and eight suspected patients hospitalized Wednesday, including 16 confirmed and two suspected patients in the ICU, with […]
Windows of Rubidoux restaurant, multiple parked vehicles shattered in shooting; suspect sought
27 May 2021

RUBIDOUX, Calif. (KABC) — Authorities were investigating Wednesday a shooting that left the windows of multiple vehicles and a restaurant shattered in Rubidoux.Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded to the incident outside the Jack in the Box located at 5642 30th St. just before midnight Tuesday.Four employees of the fast-food chain had their car windows shot, and a window near the entrance of the restaurant was also shot.No injuries were reported, according to authorities.\Employees told Eyewitness News that a similar incident previously happened at the restaurant.The shooting comes amid a disturbing trend of apparent vehicle shootings on local freeways. The California Highway Patrol confirmed two additional shootings occurred overnight on the 605 and 91 freeways.At least 50 such incidents have been recorded on Southern California freeways in recent weeks, including on the 91 Freeway Tuesday. The CHP believes a BB gun was used in many of the cases.It is unclear what was used in the incident at the Jack in the Box.“Nobody seen nothing and that’s why we’re like a little frustrated, because we want somebody to tell us,” said Jack in the Box employee Reyna Rangel. “If somebody does know something, please let us know, because these are our car, […]
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