(State metrics and County Metrics)....The numbers were released by the County Health Department.

The COVID 19 metrics released by the state paint a much different picture, as opposed to the metrics released by the county. The Wednesday updated COVID 19 numbers released by the County Public Health Department indicate there are 82 active cases in the county. Deaths attributed to the virus remain at 712. There are 14 COVID 19 patients hospitalized in the county, 4 of them are in Intensive care. There are 6 ICU beds available in the County. The new cases per day per 100,000 population is at 4.1. The positivity rate is at 9.77%. The metrics for Imperial County released by the state indicate new cases per day per 100,000 population is at 3.0. The adjusted case rate for tier assignment is at 3.0. The positivity rate, on a 7 day average, is at 1.9%. The Health equity quartile positivity rate is at 3.6%.