The number of active COVID-19 cases in Imperial County jumped over the past week.

According to the Imperial County Public Health Department, there are now 428 active cases of COVID-19, that's up from 304 just 5 days ago. The number of deaths attributed to the coronavirus also went up. There were 935 deaths recorded last Thursday and as of Tuesday, June 7, the number stood at 938. The county has a 14.5% positivity rate with 19.3 new cases per day per 100,000 population.