The number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County hospitals decreased Friday, dropping from 100 on Thursday to 94 on Friday, according to the latest county numbers.
Of those patients, 15 were in intensive care, up two from Thursday.
Also Friday, the Riverside University Health System reported 22 virus-related deaths, bringing the county’s total to 6,427 since the pandemic began.
Fatalities are considered trailing indicators because of delays processing death certificates, meaning some deaths may have actually occurred weeks ago, according to health officials.
The RUHS also reported 252 new positive COVID tests. The aggregate number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the county since the pandemic began is 595,267.
The number of known active virus cases in the county was 4,362 Friday. The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the current total — 595,267. Verified patient recoveries countywide are 584,478.