Riverside County COVID cases rise; vaccinations ramp up, official says
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Coronavirus cases and virus-related deaths continued to balloon in Riverside County, but hospitalizations fell slightly in the latest reporting period, as...
LifeStream blood bank facing ‘critical’ shortage of donated blood
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - LifeStream Blood Bank announced Tuesday, Jan. 12 it is facing a ``critical'' shortage of donated blood, putting surgical patients at risk...
Official: Six hospitals full, others adding capacity wherever possible
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Hospitals throughout Riverside County are contending with bed shortages, and some have reached their limit, but others are continuing to open...
Coronavirus cases, deaths and recoveries up in Riverside County
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County health officials Monday, Jan. 11 reported 8,434 newly confirmed coronavirus cases from over the weekend, along with 32 additional...
UCSD report finds youth using e-cigs three times as likely to be daily smokers
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An analysis of a national study by UC San Diego researchers published Monday, Jan. 11 found starting tobacco products, including...
COVID curve continues up in Riverside County
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County health officials Friday, Jan. 8 reported nearly 4,000 new coronavirus cases and 67 COVID-related deaths, along with an uptick...
Ralphs begins COVID-19 vaccinations for pharmacists, health care providers
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Ralphs announced Friday, Jan. 8 that it has begun administering free COVID-19 vaccinations to its pharmacists and pharmacy staff, along with...
Charity blood drive honors Hemet teen
Hemet resident Cassi Tichy would have been 21 years old Thursday, Dec. 31, if she had not died of Ewing Sarcoma in 2018. She...
Temecula partners with Riverside County Public Health to provide free COVID-19 testing
TEMECULA – Accommodating local demand for COVID-19 testing, Temecula partnered with Riverside University Health System-Public Health to temporarily provide free walk-up COVID-19 testing to...
Hospitals show huge increases in COVID-19 patients since middle of December
Riverside County hospitals are reporting significantly more coronavirus patients than in previous weeks – with two local hospitals showing twice as many confirmed coronavirus...