CDC just altered its mask-wearing guidance due to rising COVID-19 infections, recommending that people wear masks in indoor public settings -- regardless of vaccination status -- in areas with high or substantial virus transmission.That includes Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties.
The Latest: AP source: CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of US.Riverside County has been trending upwards on cases, hospitalizations, & ICU patients over the past three weeks.Check Out: Riverside County reports 50% increase in COVID ICU patients since Friday.The county started July with 48 hospitalizations and 13 ICU patients.As of Monday, that has gone up to 190 hospitalizations and 47 ICU patients.
The case rate for Riverside County has also gone up above 10 per 100K as of Monday.