The COVID-19 positivity rate dropped below 10% in Riverside County the lowest in almost three months and coronavirus hospitalizations continued to fall,.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA Riverside County Monday reported 288 newly confirmed coronavirus cases since Friday and 31 additional virus-related deaths, as county health officials continued working toward implementing the state s new system of tracking and scheduling vaccines alongside Blue Shield.
The total number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Riverside County since the pandemic began last March stands at 287,822, according to the Riverside University Health System.
The virus-related death toll is up to 3,664, according to RUHS data. The fatalities are trailing indicators because of delays processing death certificates, and cover three- to four-week cycles.
Newsom touts new Southern California vaccine pop-ups as counties transition to Blue Shield network
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Feb. 22 Gov.
Southern California on
Sunday, Feb. 21, part of a statewide tour of such spots aimed at immunizing the state s hardest-hit communities. The visit coincided with the launch of the transition to a new centralized system which will include
Riverside County in its first wave to manage the state s thus-far bumpy rollout of the badly needed vaccine.
Newsom, flanked by several local elected leaders, said the mobile vaccination sites are vital to amp up the state s ability to deliver vaccines equitably to the state s poorest neighborhoods, where case rates among Latinos and Blacks far surpass more affluent and Whiter areas and where vaccination rates lag far behind.