The number of known active virus cases countywide is 51,057 -- down 3,973 from Tuesday. The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and documented recoveries from the current total -- 277,724 -- according to the county Executive Office.
Verified patient recoveries countywide are at 223,389, according to RUHS.
22-year-old Joe DiMeo of New Jersey is the world’s first successful face and double-hand transplant.
Riverside County Emergency Management Director Bruce Barton told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the county's available ICU space remains at 0%, along with the 11-county Southern California region. However, he pointed out that the peak in hospitalizations now appears to have been in the second week of January, with signs pointing to a continuing decline, though it was unclear when the county might recover to pre-surge levels.