Riverside County reports a record 8,000 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours; testing efforts increasing throughout the region

RIVERSIDE, California (KABC) – Riverside County has broken a new record after reporting 8,000 new COVID-19 infections in just 24 hours, with more than 1,000 residents hospitalized for the virus. Continuous growth makes testing more urgent than ever.

“The more people find out if they have COVID or not, if they are positive, they isolate and break this chain of exposure and do not infect other people,” said Captain Brian Guzzetta of the City of Riverside Fire Department.

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On Thursday afternoon at the University of California at Riverside, the cars were lined up in lot 26 for free COVID-19 tests. The campus is the third test site in the city, which already has two other drive-up locations, along with a downtown kiosk and a mobile test van.

The city is working with Curative to provide less invasive self-administered oral swabs.
“We know testing is key to slowing the spread of COVID-19 in our community,” said Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson.

To schedule a free test, visit www.curative.com.

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