IE hits another vaccine mark
Around 25% of residents in Riverside and San Bernardino counties injected
New milestones have been reached in the campaign to vaccinate Inland Empire residents and turn the corner against the coronavirus pandemic.
San Bernardino County reported Monday that more than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been injected into the arms of county residents.
And more than 6 million COVID-19 shots have been administered in Los Angeles County, an L.A. County Department of Public Health news release states.
In Riverside County, where the 1 million mark was achieved earlier, 25% of residents 16 or older are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. As of Sunday, 485,096 Riverside County residents had received all of their recommended COVID-19 shots, the county reported.
San Bernardino County reported that 392,037 residents — 23.4% of the county’s 16-or-older population — are fully vaccinated.
Authorities extended vaccine eligibility to those as young as 16 in Riverside and San Bernardino counties on April 6 and in Los Angeles County on Thursday.
In L.A. County, more than 2 million people are fully protected, the Department of Public Health said.
Here are the latest numbers as of Monday, according to county and state public health officials.
Riverside County
Confirmed cases: 297,319 total, up 104 from Friday, averaging 98 reported per day in the past week
Deaths: 4,528 total, up three from Friday, averaging five reported per day in the past week
Hospital survey: 85 con
firmed and 17 suspected patients hospitalized Sunday, including 15 confirmed and two suspected patients in the ICU, with 17 of 21 facilities reporting. The number of confirmed patients is down 6% from a week earlier.
Tests: 2,859,655 total, up 19,040 from Friday, averaging 7,268 reported per day in the past week
Recovered cases:
290,981 total, up 451 from Friday, averaging 142 per day in the past week
Vaccinations: The county says 1,424,772 doses have been administered, with 485,096 residents fully vaccinated, as of Sunday.
Reopening plan tier:
Orange (moderate risk level; some indoor business operations are open with modifications) based on these metrics as of April 13:
• New cases per day per 100,000 residents: 3.6
• Case rate adjusted for testing volume: 3.6
• Test positivity rate:
2.0% (2.3% 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: 294,883 total, up 419 from Friday, averaging 150 reported per day in the past week
Deaths: 4,317 total, up 28 from Friday, averaging 11 reported per day in the past week
Hospital survey: 87 confirmed and 27 suspected patients hospitalized Sunday, including 17 confirmed and six suspected patients in the ICU, with 24 of 25 facilities reporting. The number of confirmed patients is down 10% from a week earlier.
Tests: 2,853,881 total, up 25,129 from Friday, averaging 7,202 reported per day in the past week
Resolved cases (estimate): 289,368 total, up 471 from Friday, averaging 144 per day in the past week
Vaccinations: San Bernardino County residents have received 1,010,894 doses, with 261,308 people partially vaccinated and another 392,037 fully vaccinated, as of Sunday.
Reopening plan tier:
Orange (moderate risk level; some indoor business operations are open with modifications) based on these metrics as of April 13:
• New cases per day per 100,000 residents: 3.8
• Case rate adjusted for testing volume: 3.8
• Test positivity rate:
1.9% (2.0% 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: 1,229,328 total, up 1,210 from Friday, averaging 444 reported per day in the past week
Deaths: 23,641 total, up 40 from Friday, averaging 23 reported per day in the past week
Hospital survey: 465 confirmed and 83 suspected patients hospitalized Sunday, including 96 confirmed and 11 suspected patients in the ICU, with 90 of 92 facilities reporting. The number of confirmed patients is down 1% from a week earlier.
People tested: About 6,330,000 total, up about 58,000 from Friday, averaging 17,000 reported per day in the past week
Vaccinations: The county says 6,066,166 doses have been administered, including 2,134,216 second doses, as of April 13.
Reopening plan tier:
Orange (moderate risk level; some indoor business operations are open with modifications) based on these metrics as of April 13:
• New cases per day per 100,000 residents: 3.9
• Case rate adjusted for testing volume: 3.2
• Test positivity rate:
1.5% (1.9% 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. 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.