Riverside County COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics, Cases

Murrieta CA

22 January, 2021

7:17 PM

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Coronavirus infections in Riverside County increased by roughly 2,500, with 38 virus-related deaths reported Friday, while COVID-19 hospitalizations countywide fell. The total number of coronavirus cases recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is 258,352, compared to 255,808 on Thursday, according to the Riverside University Health System. About two-thirds of the cases are recorded as "recovered." RUHS said a total of 2,777 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded, compared to 2,739 Thursday. The fatalities are trailing indicators because of delays processing death certificates and cover three- to four-week periods, sometimes longer. COVID-positive hospitalizations countywide are at 1,497, a drop of 32 from Thursday. That includes 335 intensive care unit patients, unchanged from a day ago. The county's COVID patient count generally has been trending down since Jan. 12. On Thursday, the county's SARS-Cov-2 vaccination reservation portal crashed because of heavy traffic that filled all available slots for weekend immunization clinics countywide. Interim county CEO Juan Perez apologized for the disruption, and the Executive Office replaced the website, according to officials. The new appointment portal can be accessed via the same web address: www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine. Guidelines on how to book appointments are available at the site and here. Clinics are planned Monday to Friday, with some slots reserved specifically for residents in tier 1 of Phase 1B — those who are 65 years and older — under the California Department of Public Health's revised vaccination guidance.