(A decrease in Active Cases of COVID)....The latest numbers were released Thursday morning.

The numbers are provided by the County Public Health Department. As of Thursday morning, the number of active cases of COVID 19 in Imperial County were at 406. That is down from the 444 reported previously. There are 20 COVID positive patients hospitalized in Imperial County. Seven of those are in Intensive Care.. The new numbers indicate deaths attributed to the virus are now at 757. The dominant COVID variant in Imperial County has been the Delta Variant. The Health Department says there have been 364 cases of the Delta variant countywide. The State Tier Metrics for Imperial County indicate the positivity rate, 7 day average of COVID 19 is now at 7.7%. The new cases per day per 100,000 population is now at 22.90.