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Riverside County’s public health officer delivered sobering news Wednesday regarding the spread of the Coronavirus. The county, which had 371 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths related to it as of Wednesday morning, will likely run out of intensive care unit beds by April 12 and ventilators by April  …

A Hemet medical clinic is providing free drive-thru tests for Covid-19. Only people with symptoms of the illness – and who also have a doctor’s order requiring a test – are allowed to attend the program at the Hemet Global Medical Center, said Jeff Corless, program spokesman. “We had a …

Riverside County now has 70 confirmed case of the Coronavirus, including seven deaths. Those numbers were posted Wednesday on the Riverside University Health System’s website, where the county is tracking its battle against the potentially deadly virus. The previous number of confirmed cases was 50, with six deaths. County Public …

Perris has suspended all in-person activity at city hall because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Services will continue to be provided online, e-mail or by telephone, as much as possible, according to a statement on the city’s website. The decision, announced Monday, is a response to guidelines established by the governor. …

Palm Springs City Manager David Ready has issued a clarification regarding temporary lodging in the city in Coronavirus pandemic. Vacation rentals, homeshares and other lodgings including hotels may not operate in the city unless they’re used “for mitigation and containment measures related to the spread of Covid- 19, otherwise known …

Riverside has modified several of the regulations it placed on restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. The city council on Tuesday agreed to allow breweries and wineries to have takeout business, but left in place the closing of bars, breweries and wineries that do not …