Riverside County Monday reported 442 new cases of COVID-19 but no new virus-related deaths, along with a slight drop in coronavirus hospitalizations.
The number of coronavirus patients hospitalized in the county decreased to 233 Monday, down from 250 on Friday, according to the Riverside University Health System. The number of those patients in intensive care was 57, down from 61.
The cumulative number of COVID cases recorded since the pandemic began in March 2020 stood at 372,782, up from 372,340 Friday.
A total of 5,372 deaths from virus-related complications have been recorded in the county in roughly the past 20 months, the same as Friday. The fatalities are trailing indicators because of delays processing death certificates and can date back a month or longer.
The number of known active virus cases countywide Monday was 2,943 — down 521 from Friday. The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the current total — 372,782 — according to the county’s Executive Office.
Verified patient recoveries countywide were 364,467.