San Bernardino County reported seven coronavirus-related deaths and 406 new cases Thursday, July 2. The county heads into the long July 4 weekend with 265 deaths and 13,152 confirmed cases so far.
Here in the Morongo Basin, confirmed cases have ticked up to 84: Yucca Valley with 43, Joshua Tree 19, Twentynine Palms with 14 and Morongo Valley eight. A projected 7,461 people have recovered.
There have been 148,704 people tested so far in the county of 2.1 million residents, of which 8.8 percent tested positive for the virus. Wednesday there were 428 coronavirus-positive patients in county hospitals, the highest number reported so far. There were 151 positive patients in intensive care Wednesday. The time it takes for the virus to double in the community is 19.6 days, according to the dashboard.
