Covid-19 Stats Mid-August 2021

Hospitalizations are still rising in Riverside County due to Covid-19.

483 hospitalized, 89 in ICU.

Of the 318,681 positive cases of Covid-19 in Riverside County, 306,389 of those people have recovered, which is a 96% recovery rate.

4,679 people have died of Covid-19 in Riverside County.

The Daily Case Rate is 27.5 cases per 100-thousand people.

The Positivity Rate is 12%.  Both numbers are high enough to put the County in the most restrictive Purple Tier. But the colored coded tier system created by Governor Gavin Newsom, was scrapped back in mid-June 2021.

To get the Covid-19 vaccine,

You can go to www.rivcoph.org or www.myturn.ca.gov to make an appt and see the entire list of locations to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

The State of California Public Health Dept is calling people too to see if you need the vaccine or a ride to a vaccine location.

 

Yellow and red sign that reads California Coronavirus –Stay Informed.

Photo from Alpha Media USA Portland OR