Riverside County coronavirus cases fall below 1,000 cases per day

February 9, 2021 LawsonRealtyGroup Real Estate News 0



Riverside County averaged fewer than 1,000 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus per day for the past seven days, the first time the average has dipped into triple digits since Dec. 6.

The first time during the pandemic that the the average hit 1,000 was Dec. 7, and it remained above that level until Monday, Feb. 8.

The average confirmed cases per day hit 4,603 the week of Dec. 21.

Here are the numbers as of Monday, according to state and county public health officials.

Riverside County

Confirmed cases: 282,736 total, up 2,566 from Friday, Feb. 5, averaging 981 reported per day in the past week

Deaths: 3,377 total, up 57 from Friday, averaging 29.4 reported per day in the past week

Hospital survey: 768 confirmed and 103 suspected patients hospitalized Sunday, including 209 confirmed and five suspected patients in the ICU, with 21 of 21 facilities reporting. The number of confirmed patients is down 21.6% from a week earlier.

Tests: 2,293,845 total, up 34,932 from Friday, averaging 11,597 reported per day in the past week

Recovered cases: 237,199 total, up 8,613 from Friday, averaging 3,189 per day in the past week

Vaccinations: 286,150 doses received and 248,335 doses administered, as of Monday

Reopening plan tier: Purple (widespread risk level; many nonessential indoor business operations are closed) based on these metrics as of Tuesday, Feb. 2:

    • New cases per day per 100,000 residents: 70.7
    • Case rate adjusted for testing volume: 62.3
    • Test positivity rate: 16.6% (18.5% in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods)
    • What’s next: To advance to the red tier and reopen more businesses, Riverside County would need an adjusted case rate of 7.0 or below and both positivity rates below 8.0% for two consecutive weeks.

To see a map and list of cases, deaths and per-capita rates by community, click here.

Here is a look at how the county’s numbers have changed each day:

Staff Writer Nikie Johnson contributed to this report.



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