(COVID 19 Thursday update)…It was issued by the County Public Health Department.

The update contains bad news and good news. The bad news, there has been another increase in the death toll. They are now reporting 43 deaths as a result of COVID 19, up from 41 reported Wednesday. There are now 18,211 patients who have been tested for COVID 19. 3,405 have tested positive. 2,808 have recovered, up from 2,501 in the previous report. There are currently 554 active cases of COVID 19, down significantly from the 844 that was reported Wednesday.