Steady increase in shots given
Riverside County reaches 500K fully vaccinated; SBC passes 400K
As the vaccines to fight COVID-19 become more available, more residents in Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties are getting shots.
The number of people fully vaccinated in Riverside and San Bernardino counties went up by almost 100,000 in the past six days.
On Wednesday, Riverside County surpassed 500,000 residents fully vaccinated. That’s about 26% of the county’s 16-and-older population.
The county reported 11 new cases and no new deaths Wednesday. Eighty virus patients were in hospitals.
In San Bernardino County, more than 400,000 residents are fully vaccinated — about 24% of the county’s population ages 16 and older. Nearly 40% of residents ages 16 and older have received at least one shot.
The county reported 158 more cases and two more deaths Wednesday. Eighty-four virus patients were in hospitals, according to the county.
More than 6 million vaccine doses have been administered in Los Angeles County.
Here are the latest numbers as of Wednesday, according to county and state public health officials.
Riverside County
Confirmed cases: 297,631 total, up 11 from Tuesday, averaging 103 reported per day in the past week
Deaths: 4,547 total, no change from Tuesday, averaging five reported per day in the past week
Hospital survey: 80 confirmed and 25 suspected patients hospitalized Tuesday, including 14 confirmed and four suspected patients in the ICU, with 18 of 21 facilities reporting. The number of confirmed patients is down 15% from a week earlier.
Tests: 2,873,301 total, up 9,529 from Tuesday, averaging 7,473 reported per day in the past week
Recovered cases: 291,207 total, up 185 from Tuesday, averaging 140 per day in the past week
Vaccinations: The county says 1,461,339 doses have been administered, with 505,485 residents fully vaccinated, as of Tuesday.
Reopening plan tier: Orange (moderate risk level; some indoor business operations are open with modifications) based on these metrics as of Tuesday:
• New cases per day per 100,000 residents: 4.5
• Case rate adjusted for testing volume: 4.5
• Test positivity rate: 2.3% (2.9% in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods)
• What’s next: To advance to the yellow tier where more businesses can open or expand capacity, the county would need an adjusted case rate below 2.0 and a positivity rate below 2.0% for the whole county and 2.2% in disadvantaged neighborhoods for two consecutive weeks, and to have been in the orange tier for three weeks. Riverside County moved to the orange tier April 6. If metrics get worse, the county could move back into the more restrictive red tier.
San Bernardino County
Confirmed cases: 295,131 total, up 158 from Tuesday, averaging 147 reported per day in the past week
Deaths: 4,321 total, up two from Tuesday, averaging eight reported per day in the past week
Hospital survey: 84 confirmed and 23 suspected patients hospitalized Tuesday, including 17 confirmed and one suspected patient in the ICU, with 24 of 25 facilities reporting. The number of confirmed patients is down 18% from a week earlier.
Tests: 2,861,679 total, up 3,519 from Tuesday, averaging 7,245 reported per day in the past week
Resolved cases (estimate): 289,718 total, up 221 from Tuesday, averaging 155 per day in the past week
Vaccinations: San Bernardino County residents have received 1,035,428 doses, with 257,191 people partially vaccinated and another 406,367 fully vaccinated, as of Tuesday.
Reopening plan tier: Orange (moderate risk level; some indoor business operations are open with modifications) based on these metrics as of Tuesday:
• New cases per day per 100,000 residents: 4
• Case rate adjusted for testing volume: 4
• Test positivity rate: 2.1% (2.1% in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods)
• What’s next: To advance to the yellow tier where more businesses can open or expand capacity, the county would need an adjusted case rate below 2.0 and a positivity rate below 2.0% for the whole county and 2.2% in disadvantaged neighborhoods for two consecutive weeks, and to have been in the orange tier for three weeks. San Bernardino County moved to the orange tier April 6. If metrics get worse, the county could move back into the more restrictive red tier.
Los Angeles County
Confirmed cases: 1,229,692 total, up 19 from Tuesday, averaging 384 reported per day in the past week
Deaths: 23,668 total, no change from Tuesday, averaging 16 reported per day in the past week
Hospital survey: 468 confirmed and 88 suspected patients hospitalized Tuesday, including 111 confirmed and 10 suspected patients in the ICU, with 90 of 92 facilities reporting. The number of confirmed patients is down 10% from a week earlier.
People tested: About 6,346,000 total, no change from Tuesday, averaging 16,000 reported per day in the past week
Vaccinations: The county says 6,319,798 doses have been administered, including 2,239,672 second doses, as of Friday.
Reopening plan tier: Orange (moderate risk level; some indoor business operations are open with modifications) based on these metrics as of Tuesday:
• New cases per day per 100,000 residents: 4
• Case rate adjusted for testing volume: 2.7
• Test positivity rate: 1.2% (1.4% in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods)
• What’s next: To advance to the yellow tier where more businesses can open or expand capacity, the county would need an adjusted case rate below 2.0 and a positivity rate below 2.0% for the whole county and 2.2% in disadvantaged neighborhoods for two consecutive weeks, and to have been in the orange tier for three weeks. L.A. County moved to the orange tier March 30. If metrics get worse, the county could move back into the more restrictive red tier.
This includes the latest numbers from L.A. County Public Health as well as Long Beach and Pasadena, which have their own health departments and are typically a day ahead of the county in reporting their cities’ cases and deaths.