San Bernardino County reported 1,243 new coronavirus cases Tuesday (Aug. 11), — a one-day record — but the spike is due at least partially to technical issues in the state’s database, according to officials. The county also reported that three more people have died due to COVID-19 complications. County spokesman David Wert said the state is cleaning up about 300,000 records statewide, and is “dumping” the data on local jurisdictions this week. For our Morongo Basin the dashboard shows 224 cases: Yucca Valley with 134, Joshua Tree 39, 29 Palms 28, Morongo Valley 18, Landers four, and Pioneertown one.
The San Bernardino County updated numbers, according to county and state public health officials.
Cases: 37,315, up from 36,072 Monday, Aug. 10
Deaths: 549, up from 546 Monday
Hospitalizations: 468 Monday, down from 486 Sunday; suspected patients: 81 Monday, up from 67 Sunday
Intensive-care unit patients: 152 Monday, same as Sunday; suspected patients: 8 Monday, up from 6 Sunday
Recoveries: 29,440, up from 28,642 Monday
Skilled-nursing facilities: Residents: cases, 1,495, as of Sunday; deaths: 225. Employee cases: 951
State prisons in San Bernardino County, cases: 154 active in-custody cases
People tested: 289,087, up from 283,161 Monday
