(COVID update)....For Imperial County, there is no update. The Imperial County Public Health COVID website is still down.

 Officials at the Health Department have said they plan to continuing the updates, but they have not said when the estimate that will be. In the meantime, the neighbors to the south have issued a new report. The State Public Health Department for Baja California says cases continue to increase. According to the latest report, there were 1,217 new cases in the state. 336 of the cases are in Mexicali. 604 are in Tijuana. Officials say despite the increased positive tests, hospitalizations are low. They say the virus is under control. They recommend children and seniors wear masks, but there are no new mandates for the general public.