The number of deaths attributed to the COVID-19 virus continues to grow in Imperial County.

According to the latest numbers released by the Imperial County Public Health Department , there have been 73 individuals who have died from the disease locally. The number of positive cases recorded since Wednesday jumped from 5,549 to 5,744 while the number of active cases recorded over the 24 hour period went from 915 on Wednesday to 959 on Thursday.

Calexico has reported 1,911 positive cases while El Centro has 1,513 , Brawley 969 , Imperial 500 , Holtville 274 and Heber 259. The number of individuals tested as of Thursday was 27,778.