FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
‘Light at the end of tunnel’ or a small blip? Flattening COVID-19 numbers bring hope in California [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CORONAVIRUS-CALIF-:LA]
Despite hospitals overflowing with patients, heartbreaking numbers of deaths and COVID-19 infection rates hovering at dangerous levels, there are some signs that the daily increase in the number of coronavirus cases is beginning to flatten in California.
It may take a few more days or weeks to be assured of the trend and the flattening could be reversed if people ease up further on mask wearing and social distancing. But a number of state and local officials are voicing cautious optimism that the unrestrained, exponential daily worsening of the pandemic has slowed.
Despite hospitals overflowing with patients, heartbreaking numbers of deaths and COVID-19 infection rates hovering at dangerous levels, there are some signs that the daily increase in the number of coronavirus
Riverside County rolls out more vaccines as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) It s a race against COVID-19 as Riverside County Public Health officials begin rolling out more vaccines. On Wednesday, the county made more available to healthcare workers and first responders. Our goal is really to vaccinate as many people as possible. We got phase-1A and all their tiers and we re trying to get the pole through the vaccination process as soon as possible so they are protected from COVID-19, Shane Reichardt with the Riverside County Emergency Management Department.
On Tuesday, an invitation was sent out to all tier 1A workers about the availability of the Moderna vaccine. In less than 24-hours, all 1,000 appointments at its two distributions sites were filled.