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As of 3 pm Monday, Riverside County officials have confirmed:
- 52,909 people have officially tested positive for COVID-19. 1,049 people have been reported positive since Friday.
- 1,019 people are confirmed to have died in the county from the coronavirus. The county reported 7 new deaths since Friday
Here’s the latest from the Coachella Valley:
Sunday — #COVID19 patients in #CoachellaValley hospitals (+/- from Saturday):
38 confirmed (-2)
18 suspected (-4)56 TOTAL (-6)
-38 from last Sunday, down 40%9 of confirmed/suspected patients are in ICU (-3)
Smallest number of COVID patients in ICU since May 9. pic.twitter.com/s7SsptHIyP
— Kevin Duncliffe (@kevinduncliffe) August 31, 2020
The case rate in #RiversideCounty puts us at the “Widespread” level, and, though improved, from here it would still have to drop by half — along with a test-positivity rate below 8% — to qualify us for the “Substantial” level and the next (very modest) phase of reopening. (2/3)
— Kevin Duncliffe (@kevinduncliffe) August 29, 2020
As of 4 pm Monday, San Bernardino County has confirmed:
- 47,642 people have officially tested positive for COVID-19.
- 716 people are confirmed to have died in the county from the coronavirus.
As of 4 pm Monday, the State of California has confirmed:
- 707,896 people have official tested positive for COVID-19.
- 12,975 people are confirmed to have died in the state of CA from the coronavirus.
The U.S. has now confirmed over 6 million coronavirus cases — with some 183,000 deaths.
"August should have been a slow month," says Dr. Scott Gottlieb. "We should have seen infection levels come down in July and August. They didn't."https://t.co/GbwNmPbNzl
— NPR (@NPR) August 31, 2020
At least 260 coronavirus cases in 12 states associated with Sturgis, SD motorcycle rally
CNN surveyed state health departments across the United States and has tallied cases in at least 12 states.— David P Gelles (@gelles) August 31, 2020
Herman Cain account tweets coronavirus "not as deadly" as claimed after his death from COVID-19 https://t.co/OiOIWawVri pic.twitter.com/7itOl1CUIP
— The Hill (@thehill) September 1, 2020
This new talking point that only 9,000 people "really' died of coronavirus because the others had some other condition is sort of like saying, most people who get shot die of bleeding out, so the gunshots themselves aren't that dangerous
— David Pakman (@dpakman) August 31, 2020
August has been the deadliest month during the coronavirus pandemic in California. The state has officially reported 3,707 deaths connected to COVID-19, an 18% increase over July, according to Los Angeles Times analysis.
And, as bad as things have been, they could get much, much worse:
Trump's new favorite coronavirus adviser believes:
* masks might not "make sense"
* kids don't spread the virus and don't have any real risk from it
* we should just let covid plow through the U.S. population (= 1-2 million dead)Are we scared yet?https://t.co/yGzojHSNzL
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) August 31, 2020
There has been a lot of focus on deaths from COVID-19 – and rightfully so, as nearly 200,000 Americans have now died – but the long-term effects for those who have “recovered” and still being learned. A recent study of 60 COVID-19 patients found that 55% of them still had neurological problems during follow-up visits three months later. And when doctors compared brain scans of these 60 COVID patients with those of a control group who had not been infected, they found that the brains of the COVID patients showed structural changes that correlated with memory loss and smell loss.
Contact tracing has been working just about everywhere in the world except for the United States. Why? The Atlantic reports.
As students go back to school virtually, some are experiencing “Zoom intrusions,” according to KESQ. Representatives for Desert Sands Unified School District were not available to comment on what, exactly, the intrusions were like for those taking classes at Palm Desert High School, but district spokesperson Mary Perry told the TV station that the “online interruptions” were coming from students “from throughout the district and the valley” and that they were being addressed “by the school administrators and parents”.
The Desert Sun reports on the creative ways local teachers are educating students through online learning.
The pandemic has led the DMV to speed things up and make things easier for residents. As the LA Times reports, the agency has sped up the Real ID process and allowed for vehicle title transfers, registrations, duplicate driver’s licenses and driver’s license renewals and other services to be completed totally online.
You can get a haircut inside again starting today.
Sunnylands will be opening its outdoor areas in a couple of weeks:
Finally…
Awesome Chadwick Boseman tribute by Senegalese artist Boubou
Via IG:bouboudesign pic.twitter.com/4sJSOoAniJ
— Icculus The Brave (@FirenzeMike) August 30, 2020
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