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Riverside County reports 1,086 new cases, 0 deaths, & 1,006 recoveries since Tuesday
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Riverside County reported an increase of over 1,000 new coronavirus cases and recoveries over the past 48 hours.
The county did not report cases, recoveries, and deaths on Wednesday due to an issue obtaining data, however, that issue has been solved.
There were 1,086 new cases reported in Riverside County since Tuesday, bringing the number up to 307,922. The county has reported more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases since July 1.
The county s case rate once again increased over the past 24 hours. On Wednesday, the case rate was 11.5, it has now gone up to 12.9.
The county s case rate has gone from 2.0 to 12.9 over the course of July.
Coachella Valley reports 370 new cases and 1 death over the past week
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Coachella Valley s coronavirus data was updated for this week, showing a slight increase from the average number of cases reported over the past month.
There were 370 new cases reported in the Coachella Valley since last Wednesday. This brings the total number of cases up to 51,481.
City Case Total This Week for Valley Cities:
Indio: +87
Indian Wells: +5
There was no update available on Riverside County s case totals, as county officials said there was an issue with the obtaining some of the data. This issue also affected data on deaths and recoveries.
Riverside County reports 1,247 new cases, 32 hospitalizations, & 1 death since Monday
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Riverside County reported one of its largest day-to-day increases since mid-February.
On Tuesday, the county reported 1,247 new cases over the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of COVID cases in the county to 306,836.
Dr. Geoffrey Leung, the county s public health officer, said during Tuesday s board of supervisors meeting that the cases have increased
Supervisor Karen Spiegel noted that during the meeting that the county has At this time there is no intention, Spiegel said, I have no intention at all. it s a very challenging situation.
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties are all currently listed by the CDC as having ``high transmission rates
While College of the Desert faculty consider a possible vote of no confidence against the school s incoming president, Martha Garcia, and the three members of the college s board of trustees who backed her, trustee Ruben Perez is pushing back against accusations he had a conflict of interest.
Perez, the board s vice-chair, voted July 15 alongside trustees Bea Gonzalez and board chair Aurora Wilson to appoint Garcia, the current head of Imperial Valley College. Trustees Fred Jandt and Bonnie Stefan voted no.
Many members of the faculty have expressed dismay that Garcia was chosen over Annebelle Nery, vice president of instruction and acting vice president of student services at College of the Desert.