Local hospitals showing across-the-board drops in COVID-19 hospitalizations

Local hospitals are finally starting to show clear, consistent declines in COVID-19 hospitalizations in the latest data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, though coronavirus patients still make up a significant percentage of those hospitalized in Riverside and San Diego counties.

While some local hospitals showed declines in coronavirus hospitalizations in data from two weeks ago, others showed slight increases. The data released by federal health officials Feb. 1 is the first time coronavirus hospitalization declined at all hospitals in areas adjacent to Fallbrook t...