(Death toll increases)...After holding steady for almost a week.

The County Public Health Department released the COVID 19 update Wednesday morning. According to the update, the death toll as a result of COVID 19 in Imperial County has increased to 301, up from the 296 rported since last Wednesday. There have been 62,812 patients tested for the virus. 11,093 have tested positive. 10,063 of those have recovered. There are currently 729 active cases of COVID 19 in Imperial County.