Coronavirus: Public health emergency declared for Riverside County

A local public health emergency for Riverside County was declared Sunday by Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County public health officer, in the wake of the first case of locally acquired coronavirus, announced late Saturday.
The patient, who is not being identified because of confidentiality rules, had tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said late Saturday, and is being treated at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage.
Kaiser, speaking at a Sunday news conference at the hospital, said the