Riverside County reports 384 new coronavirus cases, 9 more deaths
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County health officials announced 384 newly confirmed coronavirus cases and nine more deaths today in the largest one-day jump in cases since the pandemic again -- although officials cautioned the number accounts for more than 24 hours worth of data following a change in how the county tallies its figures.
Infections countywide now stand at 9,590, with the death toll up to 365, according to the Riverside University Health System.
The oldest fatality reported on Tuesday is a 98-year-old woman from Riverside, with the youngest being a 49-year-old woman from Indio, RUHS spokesman Jose Arballo said.
Starting Tuesday, the county shifted its 24-hour window for data collection, although Arballo said that even under the prior system, Tuesday's number would have inclu