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Riverside County has landed on a state watch list for the novel coronavirus following a surge in new cases and hospitalizations from the disease. The county made the California Department of Public Health list after a spike in new cases and a higher percentage of positive tests for COVID-19. As of Friday, June 19, the…

Riverside County health officials Friday announced 250 new coronavirus infections leaving the past week as the highest jumps in cases since the pandemic began. Tuesday there were 384 new cases, 321 on Wednesday and 329 cases on Friday; resulting to more than 1,000 cases this week. Cases countywide now stands at 10,490 with the death…

After nearly seven hours of debate, Riverside County officials voted unanimously late Friday to rescind all of the county’s stay-at-home orders that go beyond the governor’s restrictions.The Board of Supervisors voted to lift the closure of vocational and higher-education schools, end the restriction on golf courses, eliminate limitations on short-term lodging, and remove the requirements…

CLOSEAutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideRiverside County saw a dramatic increase in total fatalities due to COVID-19 on Monday, with public health officials reporting 23 new coronavirus-related deaths after they were able to catch up on days-old records.The 23 newly reported deaths occurred between April 21 through Monday, said Riverside County spokesman Jose Arballo. A total of 141 people have died…

Riverside County’s nightmare scenario in which more than 1,200 die from the novel coronavirus by early May has been headed off for now, health officials said Wednesday, April 15. The latest projections show far fewer cases and deaths as officials credited the public for taking steps to limit COVID-19’s spread. Residents’ sacrifices also helped lengthen…