The latest information from the Imperial County Public Health Department shows an increase of 5 deaths since the Friday morning numbers.
The death toll from the virus is now 38 , up from 33 on Friday and up 9 from the previous Monday. The number of individuals testing positive went from 2,568 on Friday to 3,013 on Monday afternoon. Mondays number is an increase of 1,259 from the previous Monday. Active cases dropped over the weekend. There were 975 reported Friday and 750 on Monday. The number of patients who have recovered from the virus is now 2,225 , an increase of 665 from the Friday report when the number was 1,560.
The Monday report showed that 18,996 people have been tested so far. That's an increase of 3,875 from Friday. Testing is now being done at two OtumServe sites in the Valley , one at the Calexico Community Center and the other at the Veteran's Hall in Imperial. Testing is also being done at the County Health Department as well as both Imperial Valley hospitals and private healthcare providers.