The number of COVID-positive patients in Riverside County hospitals has increased slightly, rising by nine people to 70, according to the latest state figures released Saturday.
The number of those patients in intensive care was nine, up one from Friday’s total.
One month ago, 118 people were hospitalized throughout the county with a COVID infection, seven of whom were ICU patients, according to the Riverside University Health System.
According to the agency, the total number of deaths from likely virus-related complications over the last 30 months stands at 6,561. The figure was 6,567 last week, and it was 6,543 two weeks earlier after being revised down 1% as a result of a data reassessment by the California Department of Public Health.
The RUHS posted a statement on its COVID data portal saying the process of “reconciling” death records is ongoing.
The agency released preliminary data last week showing that, among those who died while hospitalized with a COVID diagnosis in September, 100% were fully vaccinated with a SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic. However, health officials stressed that the data is provisional and subject to revision. It will likely take until the end of the month for a more accurate figure to be published.
Revised RUHS data for August indicated that, among those who died while hospitalized with a COVID diagnosis during the month, 20% were fully vaccinated.
The deaths weren’t classified as stemming directly from an infection, co-morbidities, or possible adverse reactions to the vaccines.
Health officials said the aggregate number of COVID cases recorded since the public health documentation period began in March 2020 is 696,402.