Coachella Valley coronavirus news and info | Saturday, April 11

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Casey Dolan
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Cactus Hugs has been tracking local stories about the coronavirus.   For a rundown of all of our updates, click here. Stay safe, stay at a good social distance, and thank you for your continued support of Cactus Hugs.

As of 1 pm Friday, Riverside County officials have confirmed 1,350 people have tested positive for COVID-19.  There have been 39 confirmed deaths in the county.

As of 8 am Saturday, San Bernardino County has confirmed 810 cases of COVID-19.  There has been 25 deaths in San Bernardino County.

As of 10:02 pm Friday, there have been 21,374 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in California.  There have been 598 confirmed deaths in the state.

Riverside County Sheriff posted a Facebook video that was soon taken down on Friday night, reports.  The TV station says that the sheriff stated in the video that 80 inmates have tested positive in the past 2 weeks, with none having died of coronavirus. He also said that 55 employees have tested positive while 3 have returned to work after recovering and, according to KESQ, “took a shot at the media.”  It’s not clear what the sheriff may have said, since the TV station reports that, for some reason, the video was quickly removed.

“Basically, it’s a death sentence…We’re crying most of the time … the constant panic is bad.” – The Press Enterprise reports on fear and panic in Southern California jails.

A federal judge has ordered Riverside County to make public its plans to protect staff and inmates from the coronavirus.  “First and foremost, we need information,” Sara Norman, with The Prison Law Office said. “I know very little about the conditions my clients are experiencing in the jails (as a result of the pandemic).”

Both San Bernardino and Riverside Counties are allowing, this weekend only, drive-up religious services:

California expects to spend about $7 billion on COVID-19. That, combined with a loss of tax revenues,  has officials worried about the state’s budget. “The economic disruption from the pandemic is expected to result in a recession and have significant negative effects on state revenues; concurrently, the drop in the stock market may cause further revenue declines,” California Finance Department Director Keely Martin Bosler wrote in letter to lawmakers on Friday.  “Given the magnitude of this crisis, however, difficult decisions lie ahead.”

The California News Publishers Association is asking the state to help save the industry with tailored grants and loans, sales tax exemptions for local papers, and tax deductions for subscribers and advertisers – this despite many newspapers, including the Desert Sun, being run by large corporations who have handed out millions of dollars in golden parachutes to retiring executives:

It appears Washington DC is back to doing nothing and bickering instead of getting something thing done to further help workers and small businesses during the pandemic.

Coachella isn’t happening this weekend in Indio and, obviously, that means a loss of a ton of jobs and revenue for local businesses.

For those still looking to get their Coachella fix, there’s a documentary now streaming on YouTube and one fan made here own Coachella happen in her living room:

Burning man has been cancelled:

Here are five things to do in the Coachella Valley this weekend.

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That’s all for this morning.  We made it through another week!  Stay safe. Stay smart. Stay home. Thank you for continued your support of Cactus Hugs.

Important information:

Congressman Raul Ruiz has posted a list of local resources and information.

The Washington Post offers plenty of ways that you can help during the coronavirus pandemic.

If you see someone price gouging, there is now a number for that.

The New York Times has an interactive map where you can track every coronavirus case in the United States.

The Washington Post is out with a guide to what you should know about the coronavirus.

Here is a memo by the Department of Homeland security identifying critical infrastructure workers.

The United Way of the Desert has assembled a nice list of information and resources available during the coronavirus here.

These are scary and anxious times.  Be safe and kind to each other out there and, please, remember to wash your hands.

Anything we missed? Let us know about it.

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