Health officials reported an additional 47 COVID-19 patients and one new death Sunday in Riverside County.
V. Manuel Perez, the county’s 4th District supervisor and board chairman, called the governor’s guidelines “unattainable” and “impossible” during an emergency board meeting Friday that was called to determine whether to rescind the county’s more stringent regulations.
After a marathon meeting Tuesday resulted in Friday’s emergency meeting, the county’s Board of Supervisorsall of the county’s public health orders that go beyond the governor’s restrictions. Among the decisions were to lift the closure of vocational and higher education schools, end a restriction on golf courses, eliminate limitations on short-term lodging, and remove requirements to wear face coverings and engage in social distancing. Riverside County was one of the first
that residents wear masks and stay six feet apart. At the state level, those health directives are recommended but not required.Under the loosened orders, Riverside County health experts are suggesting people wear face coverings and practice social distancing “whenever practical and within reason.” With four drive-up testing sites and eight additional vendors from the state, officials said Riverside County was a leader in testing in the state. Health officials are able to test more than 3,000 residents — regardless of symptoms — each day. More than 71,000 people have been tested in the county. Expanded testing is one of
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