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ICU beds in Riverside County and the Southern California region are at o percent capacity. (Shutterstock)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 surged over the weekend in Riverside County, adding more pressure to the health care system and increasing the odds of an extended stay-at-home order.
COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped to 1,239 patients Monday, an increase of 147 people since Friday, according to Riverside University Health System-Public Health data. Of those patients, 229 were in ICU, a jump of five since Friday.
ICU beds in Riverside County and the Southern California region are at o percent capacity.
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The company stated that everything it s doing is for the well-being of its associates and customers, and in consideration of guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and health experts. (Lorraine Swanson/Patch)
CORONA, CA Concern over coronavirus spread at one of its stores prompted big-box retailer Walmart to temporarily close its Supercenter location in Corona on Sunday, the company confirmed.
The store at 479 N Mckinley Street closed at 2 p.m. Sunday and is slated to reopen at 7 a.m. Tuesday after third-party cleaning crews sanitize the building, a Walmart statement said. During the process, shelves will also be restocked.
I ve never seen so many code blues, all in one shift. Dr. Raman Dhillon saved 10 code-blue patients in one morning at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, one of the hardest-hit hospitals in the nation. I know someone, it hit me close to home. He is literally in my home. And I m so grateful that he is well. He is home. He still occasionally has some effects of it, but overall he s back to normal. But on the other hand, I come to work and I see all of these patients who are not surviving and doing poorly, said Dr. Nikki Mittal.
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An RUHS-Medical Center employee receives a vaccination against the coronavirus on Friday. (Courtesy RUHS-Medical Center)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA Over the last week, Riverside County COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased 35 percent, and the mounting death toll is causing a backlog of bodies that was described Friday as unprecedented by a top county health official.
Riverside University Health System spokesman Jose Arballo said Friday that 74 percent of the county s 3,623 licensed hospital beds were occupied with nearly a third of them being used by COVID-19 patients.
Riverside County s 497 intensive-care unit beds were completely filled Friday, although local hospitals have been converting beds to ICU to make room for all critically ill and/or injured patients.