The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed 181 lives in Imperial County.

The numbers released by the Imperial County Public Health Department released Saturday show 181 deaths attributed to the disease , that's up from 173 on Friday. The number of positive individuals jumped 100 from 8.967 to 9,067. The number of active patients jumped from 990 to 1,199. The number of patients in ICU beds remained constant at 20 while the number of patients on ventilators also stayed the same at 13. 

As of Saturday Calexico has accounted for 2,823 of the total cases , El Centro 2,387 , Brawley 1,537 , Imperial 783 , Heber 408 , Holtville 382 , and Calipatria 252. 

Testing for COVID-19 is available at three OptumServe sites in the Valley , in Calexico , Imperial and Brawley. The testing is available by appointment only and no physician referral is necessary. The testing centers are free and operate from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.