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U.K. COVID-19 variant detected in Riverside County
Riverside County health officials confirmed the first local case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 first discovered in the United Kingdom.
The case was reported to Riverside County health officials over the weekend, according to county Executive Office spokeswoman Brooke Federico. She did not specify the region in which the case originated, but did tell News Channel 3 that it was in the western part of Riverside County.
Federico added that there is only one confirmed case of the variant right now. It was inevitable we would see this strain in Riverside County, and in our large population we will probably see others, county Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said. But it doesn t change the need for people to take precautions with facial coverings, social distancing and good hygiene. It works for other things and it works for this, too.
Riverside supervisors ‘enraged’ and ‘appalled’ that neighboring counties received more vaccine per capita. Here’s why. If we had more supply, we could actually do three to four times as many vaccines per day, immediately,” Dr. Geoffrey Leung of Riverside University Health System told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning.
While it s no surprise the demand for the coronavirus vaccine is far outpacing the supply, what did upset supervisors was that Riverside County was receiving fewer doses per capita than neighboring counties.
“I’m actually absolutely astounded.
In per capita, we thought there were equitable amounts going to our different counties.”
Riverside County lowers vaccine eligibility age to 70 as demand grows
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) Riverside County residents who are age 70 and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at county-run clinics.
The county lowered the age eligibility from 75 after reviewing the number of appointments that were being made.
The newly available appointments are for the 3,400 slots at the 31 clinics in Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Beaumont, Menifee, Corona, Indio and Perris.
According to the Riverside University Health System, the county has received 241,750 Pfizer and Moderna SARS-Cov-2 vaccine doses, and roughly 91% of that stock has already been administered.
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The number of known active virus cases countywide is 51,057 down 3,973 from Tuesday. The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and documented recoveries from the current total 277,724 according to the county Executive Office.
Verified patient recoveries countywide are at 223,389, according to RUHS. 22-year-old Joe DiMeo of New Jersey is the world’s first successful face and double-hand transplant.
Riverside County Emergency Management Director Bruce Barton told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the county s available ICU space remains at 0%, along with the 11-county Southern California region. However, he pointed out that the peak in hospitalizations now appears to have been in the second week of January, with signs pointing to a continuing decline, though it was unclear when the county might recover to pre-surge levels.