Locals enjoy outdoor dining as CA lifts regional lockdown
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Restaurants in Imperial County wasted no time in getting back to business following Governor Gavin Newsom s announcement Monday, that the regional stay-at-home order had been lifted.
Although the stay-at-home order has been lifted, Californians must still follow COVID-19 restrictions.
According to the Imperial County Public Health Department Imperial County is now in the purple tier of California s COVID-19 metrics.
Tune in to 13 On Your Side at 4:00 p.m. as we speak to a local restaurant that is happy to finally open their patio dining to customers.
EL CENTRO â Imperial County Supervisor Jesus Eduardo Escobar wants to know how the more contagious COVID-19 variant will impact the already strapped hospitals.
âThe ICU capacity is nil,â he said. âWe will see more and more people (test positive). With new strains coming do we see a flattening of the curve?â
Even though the positively rate for those tested is well above 40 percent, the county is encouraging those showing symptoms to get tested
âThe Imperial County Public Health Department continues to encourage Imperial Valley residents to get tested, especially those who are symptomatic,â said Jeff Lamoure, deputy director of the Imperial County Public Health Department. âThe purpose of testing is to identify those who are positive so they can be treated, if needed, and quickly isolated to prevent spread.â
“Meals to Heal” speaks out after vaccine controversy
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Meals to Heal , a volunteer-led effort to provide meals for quarantined COVID-19 patients in Imperial County, is speaking on a recent controversy regarding vaccines they received this past Sunday night, after many locals accused them of getting the vaccine earlier than they should have. We were invited because they had leftover vaccines that some people had denied, said Angie Peña, Director of Meals to Heal. Fifteen volunteers were vaccinated. There was no favoritism, we were in the second tier, added Peña.
The Imperial County Public Health Department also said that some vaccine vile s include extra dose. “They typically sent enough stuff to draw up five doses out of each vile what happened was they discovered some vile s had an additional dose in them,” said Stephen Munday, Public Health Officer.
ICPHD implements curbside vaccine clinic for frontline workers
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), The Imperial County Public Health Department is implementing new strategies to get as many people vaccinated as possible right from their car.
The health department held a curbside clinic Wednesday, to administer the coronavirus vaccine to first responders and essential employees on the first tier vaccine rollout plan.
For Elba Quesada, a nurse at Imperial County Behavioral Health, getting the coronavirus vaccine means more than just protecting herself.
For her, it means protecting the community she loves, with the hope others will do the same.
“I feel like I can be an example for my corkers and for my immediate family, said Elba Quesada, Imperial County Nurse.