Countywide, seven more people have died and 437 more have been confirmed positive for coronavirus, according to San Bernardino County data released Sunday (July 26). The median age of positive patients is 38, down from 50 three months ago. The number of positive patients in hospitals and ICUs is also up, according to state data.
Here in our Morongo Basin we have 171 confirmed cases: Yucca Valley with 99; Joshua Tree, 29; Twentynine Palms, 22; Morongo Valley, 18; Landers, two; and Pioneertown 1. We have a total of four deaths.
Here’s a look at the updated numbers according to county and state public health officials.
San Bernardino County:
Cases: 27,992
Deaths: 383
Hospitalizations: 638 Saturday, suspected patients: 100, Intensive-care unit patients: 195; suspected patients: 10
Recoveries: 18,492
Skilled-nursing facilities: Residents: 1,314 Sunday; deaths: 187. Employees: 805.
State prisons in San Bernardino County, cases: 225
People tested: 231,884
