(New Update)....County Public Health Department updates active cases of COVID 19.

The new numbers were released Thursday morning. According to the new report, active cases of COVID 19 in Imperial County have rebounded significantly. There are currently 242 active cases of the virus. That is up from the 172 cases reported previously. State COVID 19 Tier Metrics for Imperial County indicate 10.60 new cases per day per 100,000 population with a positivity rate of 10.9%. Fatalities attributed to the virus in Imperial County are now at 977, up one from the previous report.