Riverside Hits 250K Total COVID-19 Cases, Ventura Surpasses 60K

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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Riverside and Ventura counties both reported additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus Tuesday, while San Bernardino County reported more cases.

Registered nurse Irene Musni administers the COVID-19 vaccine into the arm of a senior citizen at the Corona High School gymnasium in the Riverside County city of Corona, California on January 15, 2021, a day after California began offering the coronavirus vaccine to residents 65 and older. - US President-elect Joe Biden was set to announce his Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan Friday as he bids to wrest the focus from the impeachment of Donald Trump to the agenda for his first days in office. Biden has said he wants 100 million Americans to receive shots during his first 100 days in office, an ambitious goal that would require a big step up in the current pace of distribution. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Riverside County health officials reported 16,537 newly confirmed cases and 128 additional fatalities, bringing countywide totals to 250,436 cases and 2,645 deaths. Of those who contracted the illness, 169,119 had recovered.

There were a reported 1,524 coronavirus patients hospitalized Tuesday, 344 of whom were being treated in intensive care units — both decreases from Friday.

San Bernardino County health officials reported 2,015 newly confirmed cases, bringing the countywide total to 256,109 cases. Of those who contracted the illness, 235,638 had recovered and 1,560 died.

There were 1,487 coronavirus patients hospitalized as of Monday, 327 of whom were being treated in intensive care units — both decreases from Sunday.

Ventura County health officials reported 4,490 newly confirmed cases and 24 additional fatalities, bringing the countywide total to 62,101 cases and 436 deaths. Of those who contracted the illness, 54,901 had recovered.

There were 405 coronavirus patients hospitalized Tuesday, 81 of whom were being treated in intensive care units — both slight decreases from Friday.

As of Tuesday evening, 2,011,390 Riverside County residents, 2,029,952 San Bernardino County residents and 875,152 Ventura County residents had been tested for COVID-19.