Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Riverside And Beyond – March 16, 2020

No hype. No politics. Just information about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Riverside and surrounding areas from official sources.

Summary of cases (I am trying to find official data on recoveries):

Region	Cases	Deaths
Riverside County *** updated 03/16/20 pm	15	2
San Bernardino County	1	0
Orange County	22	0
Los Angeles County	94	1
California *** updated 03/16/20 pm with most recent data from 03/15/20	392	6
USA (49 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands) **	3,536	68
World **	168.019	6,610

** A note about the numbers… It doesn’t seem that all of these organizations report in exactly the same manner. For instance, the WHO number for USA is 1,687 (confirmed) while the CDC shows 3,487 (confirmed + presumptive). Also, the CDC reports US and US repatriates from Wuhan, China and Japan separately for a total of what I believe is 3,536 (3,487 US + 49 repatriates). If I keep this up, I’ll try to better understand and articulate the differences in reporting methods. All the sources are linked below.

*** Updated information accessed 03/16/20 after 10 pm.

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Updates:

Riverside County’s public health officer reported the first deaths in Riverside County this evening:

First COVID-19 deaths reported in Riverside County; Public Health Officer also orders social gatherings canceled of 10 or more: https://t.co/CSmmbWdNmf #coronavirus #ruhealth #rivconow

— Dr. Cameron Kaiser (@RivCoDoc) March 17, 2020

Some additional restrictions announced by Governor Newsom:

NEW: Those that are 65 and older or vulnerable to #COVID?19 must practice home isolation.

Bars, night clubs, wineries, and breweries should close in CA.

Restaurants — focus on takeout for those isolating. Maximize social distancing.

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) March 15, 2020

Some potentially good information from the National Institutes of Health regarding a clinical trial of an investigational vaccine:

Launched in record speed, #NIH started enrollment for a Phase 1 #clinicaltrial of an investigational vaccine for #COVID19 for healthy adults in the Seattle area. #coronavirus https://t.co/SzZPgkz485 pic.twitter.com/3PgCr9oQYB

— NIH (@NIH) March 16, 2020

Some reassurance from President Trump that the grocery stores will continue to be stocked and a message not to hoard food and supplies:

Yesterday I spoke with the great American Grocers and Supply Chain Executives. We are confident that supply will continue to meet demand nationwide. These beacons of our community will remain open for you, no matter what. We are working hard to remove any barriers to that effort!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 16, 2020

I ask all Americans to band together and support your neighbors by not hoarding unnecessary amounts of food and essentials. TOGETHER we will stay STRONG and overcome this challenge!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 16, 2020

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Sources for the table above:

• https://www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus accessed 03/16/20
• http://wp.sbcounty.gov/dph/coronavirus/ accessed 03/16/20
• http://www.ochealthinfo.com/phs/about/epidasmt/epi/dip/prevention/novel_coronavirus accessed 03/16/20
• http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/ accessed 03/16/20
• https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx accessed 03/16/20
• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html accessed 03/16/20
• https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd accessed 03/16/20