(New COIVID 19 update)…It was released Thursday morning.

The Updates are provided by the County Public Health Department. The latest update indicates the death toll from COVID 19 has increased. It is now at 257, up from 252 reported Wednesday. The total number of patients tested for the virus has gone up to 52,273. 9,957 have tested positive. Of those, 8,789 have recovered. Total numbers of active COVID 19 cases has decreased to 911, from the 914 reported on Wednesday.