Riverside County bars will have to wait at least two more weeks before opening indoors, as the county s COVID-19 metrics improved slightly Tuesday but still remained above the threshold for lifting more business restrictions.
The county reported a case rate of 2.5 new daily COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents compared to last week s 2.8. The county s positivity rate is 1.5% and its positivity among at-risk populations is 1.6%, Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari said during a Board of Supervisors meeting.
Last week s positivity rate was 1.6% and positivity among at-risk populations was 1.9%.
The county has been in the orange tier of the state s four-tiered, color-coded reopening framework since April 6. In order to move into the least-restrictive yellow tier, a county needs to report fewer than two daily new cases per day, a positivity rate less than 2% and less than 2.2% positivity among at-risk populations, for two consecutive weeks.
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Montgomery: After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third graders to pass a reading test before moving up to the fourth grade. The House of Representatives voted 68-27 for the bill by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, that would delay the promotion requirement, now set to take effect next year, by two years. The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey. The high-stakes promotion requirement is set to take effect at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, but supporters argued it would be unfair to force the requirement on students who were out of the traditional classroom for long stretches during the pandemic. The bill would move the implementation to the 2023-2024 school year. “These kids have had 14 months of not normal schooling. All they are asking for is a little compassion,” said Rep. Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile. “I have never ever had a bill where I’ve had
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Alabama
Montgomery: After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third graders to pass a reading test before moving up to the fourth grade. The House of Representatives voted 68-27 for the bill by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, that would delay the promotion requirement, now set to take effect next year, by two years. The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey. The high-stakes promotion requirement is set to take effect at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, but supporters argued it would be unfair to force the requirement on students who were out of the traditional classroom for long stretches during the pandemic. The bill would move the implementation to the 2023-2024 school year. “These kids have had 14 months of not normal schooling. All they are asking for is a little c
UpdatedFri, May 14, 2021 at 3:18 pm PT
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As of Friday afternoon, California has stricter mask-wearing guidance in place compared to the latest CDC recommendations. (Shutterstock)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people can quit wearing face masks in most situations, but Riverside County is first awaiting word from the state on updated guidelines before implementing any measures.
All California counties are in the same boat. We are awaiting state guidelines on masks in wake of the CDC recommendations, Riverside County spokesperson Brooke Federico confirmed Friday afternoon.
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Thursday s new mask guidance from the CDC stated, Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.
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COVID-positive hospitalizations in Riverside County closed the week lower than where they began, and the overall number of documented infections increased fractionally, according to the latest data. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)
RIVERSIDE, CA COVID-positive hospitalizations in Riverside County closed the week lower than where they began, and the overall number of documented infections increased fractionally, according to the latest data.
The Riverside University Health System said Friday 79 people were hospitalized with coronavirus, one less than Thursday and six below the figure reported Monday. Current hospitalizations include 22 intensive care unit patients diagnosed with the virus, three more than a day ago.