San Bernardino County now has almost 900 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus with six more deaths blamed on the disease, according to updated numbers posted Sunday evening (April 12). The county now has 887 cases; there were 810 on Friday. Thirty-one people in the county have died, up from 25 reported on Friday. Locally, there were 19 cases reported: Joshua Tree-two, Landers-two, Morongo Valley-five, Twentynine Palms-four, and Yucca Valley with six. As of Friday, five residents of the Continuing Care Center in Joshua Tree had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, some have since been moved. Todd Burke, a spokesman for Tenet Healthcare, told Z107.7 News that all five residents and their families have been notified and the residents are doing well. The figures include seven Sheriff’s Deputies, two staff members, and an inmate at West Valley Detention Center. There are currently 132 inmates in quarantine, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Those inmates are being monitored by medical staff.
The county has conducted more than 7,900 COVID-19 tests with a positive test rate of 11.2 percent, according to the county public health website. Women account for 50.7percent of county cases compared to 48.7 percent for men. The largest number of cases – 401 – is among county residents between 18 and 49 years old, with 50- to 64-year-olds accounting for 257 cases and those 65 and older accounting for 208.
Adelanto: 7
Alta Loma: 8
Apple Valley: 12
Barstow: 8
Big Bear City: 2
Big Bear Lake: 3
Bloomington: 10
Blue Jay: 2
Chino: 37
Chino Hills: 36
Colton: 20
Crestline: 1
Fontana: 106
Fort Irwin: 2
Grand Terrace: 9
Hesperia: 30
Highland: 34
Joshua Tree: 2
Landers: 2
Loma Linda: 16
Mentone: 4
Montclair: 11
Morongo Valley: 5
Oak Hills: 4
Ontario: 44
Phelan: 1
Rancho Cucamonga: 49
Redlands: 58
Rialto: 38
Rimforest: 1
Running Springs: 2
San Bernardino: 80
Twentynine Palms: 4
Undetermined: 53
Upland: 32
Victorville: 41
Wrightwood: 1
Yucaipa: 106
Yucca Valley: 6
