2,264 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Riverside County, as of Friday morning April 17th 2020, that’s an increase of 159 cases from the day before

There have been 59 deaths linked to Covid-19 in Riverside County, 19 of those in the Coachella Valley and that number 19 for the desert, has not changed in a few days now.

513 cases in the Coachella Valley;  An increase of 22 cases.

Palm Desert saw an increase of 6 cases, while Cathedral City had 4 new cases, and 4 new cases in unincorporated areas of the desert, 2 new cases in La Quinta, 3 new cases in Desert Hot Springs, and 1 new case in Palm Springs, 1 in Coachella, and 1 in Indio.

23 cases in Rancho Mirage, 3 dead

10 cases  in Indian Wells

73 cases in Palm Springs, 8 dead

55 cases in Cathedral City, 1 dead

69 cases in Palm Desert, 5 dead

96 cases in Indio, 2 dead

38 cases in La Quinta

26 cases each in Desert Hot Springs

73 cases in Coachella

50 cases in unincorporated areas in the desert

3 cases in Idyllwild/Pine Cove

365 cases in Riverside,  10 dead

226 cases in Moreno Valley, 8 dead

1 case in Cabazon;  No cases in Vista Santa Rosa or North Shore

89 cases in Hemet 2 dead;  22 cases in San Jacinto

5 cases in Anza

472 people have recovered from the Covid-19 virus. 207 are hospitalized, and 70 of them are in Intensive Care. 1526 isolated at home in various stages of recovery.

29,571 people tested so far.

Drive-thru testing is available by appointment only at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio from 9 a-m to 3 p-m Tuesday through Saturday, and Harvest Christian Fellowship Church in Riverside, and Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore.

You must call 800-945-6171 if you have symptoms. to schedule a test.

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