coronavirus

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. Geoffrey Leung (@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:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1239650018832891905?s=20

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1239650086491230209?s=20

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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

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

First, some excerpts about COVID-19 from the World Health Organization’s Coronavirus Questions and Answers page (emphasis added):

Read the full Q&A page here: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea. These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually. Some people become infected but don’t develop any symptoms and don’t feel unwell. Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing special treatment. Around 1 out of every 6 people who gets COVID-19 becomes seriously ill and develops difficulty breathing. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness. People with fever, cough and difficulty breathing should seek medical attention. [,,,]

The risk depends on where you  are – and more specifically, whether there is a COVID-19 outbreak unfolding there. For most people in most locations the risk of catching COVID-19 is still low. However, there are now places around the world (cities or areas) where the disease is spreading. […]

Illness due to COVID-19 infection is generally mild, especially for children and young adults. However, it can cause serious illness: about 1 in every 5 people who catch it need hospital care.

Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses accessed 03/14/20

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

Region	Cases	Deaths
Riverside County	14	0
San Bernardino County	0	0
Orange County	14	0
Los Angeles County	53	1
California	247	5
USA	1,629	41
World	142,649	5,393

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Specific information about Riverside County:

As of March 12, 2020, events with at least 250 attendees are cancelled through April 30, 2020.

Read the full order here: https://www.rivcoph.org/Portals/0/Documents/CoronaVirus/FILE_7803.pdf

As of March 16, 2020, schools are closed through April 3, 2020.

Read the full order here: https://www.rivcoph.org/Portals/0/Documents/CoronaVirus/schoolorder.pdf

Most of the reported cases in Riverside County are in Coachella Valley.

Riverside County has 12 confirmed cases – 10 in Coachella Valley and two cruise ship passengers who have not returned to the region since being diagnosed

Source: https://www.rivcoph.org/Portals/0/Documents/CoronaVirus/31320Schoolclosurenewsrelease.pdf accessed 03/14/20

Coronavirus update: We can confirm 2 new #coronavirus cases in Coachella Valley, bringing the total number of cases to 14 in Riverside County. Visit https://t.co/B0PcBKTHe0 for more information. #rivconow #ruhealth @RivCoReady

— Dr. Cameron Kaiser (@RivCoDoc) March 14, 2020

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Sources for the table above:

• https://www.rivcoph.org/coronavirus accessed 03/14/20
• http://wp.sbcounty.gov/dph/coronavirus/ accessed 03/14/20
• http://www.ochealthinfo.com/phs/about/epidasmt/epi/dip/prevention/novel_coronavirus accessed 03/14/20
• http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/ accessed 03/14/20
• https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx accessed 03/14/20
• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html accessed 03/14/20
• https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd accessed 03/14/20