The number of patients hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in Riverside County increased by two to 192, according to the latest state numbers released Saturday.
Of those patients, 33 were being treated in intensive care, also up by two from the previous day.
One month ago, 228 people were hospitalized throughout the county with a COVID infection, 28 of whom were ICU patients, according to the Riverside University Health System.
Many patients entered the hospital for other reasons and discovered they had COVID after a test at the hospital.
According to the RUHS, the total number of deaths from likely virus-related complications over the last 33 months stands at 6,761. Last week’s figure was 6,748. There have been multiple revisions to the mortality table over the last four months as a result of an ongoing data reassessment by the California Department of Public Health.
According to RUHS figures, among those who died while hospitalized with a COVID diagnosis in November, 36% had received the full SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic. Health officials revised October data, which previously showed 42% of those who died while hospitalized with an infection had received the complete injection regimen. However, revised data indicated that it was, like November, 36%. That compares to 44% who died in September.
The total number of fatalities in November was 28, with 14 in October and 16 in September. The deaths weren’t classified as stemming directly from an infection, co-morbidities, or possible adverse reactions to the vaccines.
Figures for December will be available at the end of this month. Most people who die with COVID-19 are elderly or have an underlying health condition.
Health officials said the aggregate number of COVID cases recorded since the public health documentation period began in March 2020 is 725,898.