(Health Department updates COVID numbers)...The new numbers were released Thursday morning.

Active cases of the virus in Imperial County remains at 106. Seven of those are hospitalized. None are in Intensive Care. The Public Health Department says 742 deaths can be attributed to COVID 19. Thet is the number of deaths confirmed. The Health Department has not said when the deaths actually occurred. The State Metrics for I(mperial County indicates the positivity rate locally is at 2.6%. Total COVID 19 vaccine doses administered in Imperial County are now at 207,864.