The number of people hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in Riverside County slipped back below 100 in the last week, while patients under intensive care also fell, the Riverside University Health System said Friday.
A comparison of data over the last seven days showed that COVID-19 hospitalizations countywide fell from 100 to 98, with nine patients in the ICU, compared to 11 on June 3.
One month ago, 59 people were hospitalized throughout the county with a COVID infection, seven of whom were ICU patients. The ICU patient count has generally remained at or below 10 since the end of March, according to data.
County Department of Public Health figures released this week showed that among those hospitalized with a COVID diagnosis during the month of May, roughly 35% — one in three patients — had been fully vaccinated with a SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic.
Officials said that the aggregate number of COVID cases recorded since the public health documentation period began in March 2020 is 622,093.
RUHS said that in the last 26 months, a total 6,539 deaths from virus-related complications have been recorded, unchanged from a week ago.
The number of known active virus cases in the county, based on available data, is 5,069, compared to 4,191 a week ago. The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the current total — 622,093 — according to the county Executive Office. Verified patient recoveries countywide are now 610,485.