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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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. – […]

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 […]