Frustration grew Thursday as the vaccine logjam continued. In response, the county has promised a fix.
COVID-19 deaths, however, keep mounting.
This week, the city provided an update on COVID-19 testing sites.
Deaths are mounting as hospitalizations have slowed. Meanwhile, vaccine demand in Riverside County is very high.
New data provided by the federal government shows which hospitals are nearing capacity in the Temecula area.
The new fatalities lifted the county's overall death toll from throughout the pandemic to 2,517.
The city has partnered with Covid Clinic, Inc. to provide the additional testing.
The floodgates opened when it was announced that the vaccine was available to those 65 and older.
Ninety-two COVID-19 deaths were reported in the county Thursday, bringing the toll to 2,399.
Clinics were announced this week for people 65 and older and specific frontline workers.
New data provided by the federal government shows which hospitals are closest to capacity in Riverside County.
Riverside County health officials have reported nearly 4,000 new coronavirus cases and 67 COVID-related deaths.
As predicted, the numbers continue to spike following December's holiday celebrations.
The state has delivered two large oxygen generators to Riverside County to help meet the urgent need at hospitals across the region.
Efforts to vaccinate health care professionals and other frontline workers were continuing.
"We are working aggressively to accelerate our pace," Newsom said of the vaccination schedule.
The free walk-up testing will be available Thursdays at the Ronald Reagan Sports Park.
Sixteen new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Riverside County, a "severely under-reported" figure.
Wendy Hetherington, chief of epidemiology for Riverside University Health System - Public Health, explains the process.
Coronavirus hospitalizations countywide jumped to 1,484 on Wednesday, an increase of 117 patients since Tuesday.
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The county's coronavirus figures have not been updated since Christmas Eve.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that Southern California hospitals are overwhelmed and the region should expect a stay-home extension.
"I felt like 30 pounds had been lifted off my shoulders, knowing I had been vaccinated."
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Riverside County is expected to double by next month.
Local hospitals are resorting to "surge capacity" plans to re-purpose and expand critical-care space wherever possible.
Figures from the county and the California Department of Public Health show a decline in suicide rates since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The county's death toll now stands at 1,628, and some hospital morgues are backlogged.
As hospital staffs continue being stretched, some businesses are flouting safety restrictions. Meanwhile, vaccine doses are on the way.
Another 22 deaths attributed to COVID-19 were reported Friday, lifting the county total to 1,573.
Ten out of the county's 17 acute-care facilities are asking for help from the state, but there are few health-care workers to go around.
Over the weekend, the number of patients hospitalized with the virus increased and new infections jumped by more than 4,300.
A state-mandated "regional stay-at-home" order went into effect at 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
Coronavirus cases in Riverside County increased by 900 Thursday, along with 13 more deaths, while hospitalizations continued to climb.
Riverside University Health System reported 585 COVID-19 hospitalizations Monday, including 129 patients in ICU.
The county has more than 1,000 general and ICU beds available, but that doesn't include emergency capacity.
Those hospitalized countywide with the infection hit 409 Monday, with 96 in ICUs, Riverside County health officials said.
The number of COVID-positive hospitalizations was at 375 on Friday, compared to 362 on Thursday.
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