Riverside County rolls out more vaccines as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) It s a race against COVID-19 as Riverside County Public Health officials begin rolling out more vaccines. On Wednesday, the county made more available to healthcare workers and first responders. Our goal is really to vaccinate as many people as possible. We got phase-1A and all their tiers and we re trying to get the pole through the vaccination process as soon as possible so they are protected from COVID-19, Shane Reichardt with the Riverside County Emergency Management Department.
On Tuesday, an invitation was sent out to all tier 1A workers about the availability of the Moderna vaccine. In less than 24-hours, all 1,000 appointments at its two distributions sites were filled.
Riverside County tops 200,000 COVID-19 cases as infection total doubles in past month
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Riverside County during the pandemic surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday, with the county reporting another 1,820 infections and completing a doubling of overall case numbers in the past month.
It took the county nearly nine months to reach 100,000 COVID cases, reaching that milestone on Dec. 8. But with cases surging locally and statewide, the countywide total reached 200,056 on Tuesday, according to the Riverside University Health System.
The county reported two more virus-related deaths, pushing the death toll to 2,098. The death figures are trailing indicators because of delays processing death certificates and can cover several weeks.
It took the county nearly nine months to reach 100,000 COVID cases, reaching that milestone on Dec. 8. But with cases surging locally and statewide, the.