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Imperial County health officials recommend indoor masking

Imperial County health officials recommend indoor masking ICPHD/MGN Recent increase in COVID-19 cases prompt judgment call IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) announced Friday health officials are recommending the continued use of masks/face coverings in indoor public settings. Their recommendation comes as a result of recently increasing coronavirus-related cases across the state. California Department of Public Health currently requires unvaccinated individuals to wear a mask indoors. The ICPHD s new recommendation requires everyone, even if vaccinated, to wear a face covering. Specifically within the Valley, there has been an increase in COVID-19 diagnoses amongst children 17 years and younger. This age group makes up about 29% of the Imperial County cases in the last two weeks.

Mosquito pools test positive for Saint Louis encephalitis

IMPERIAL COUNTY — Two local mosquito pools have tested positive for St. Louis encephalitis, the Imperial County Public Health Department announced Friday. One of the mosquito pools was collected in El Centro near West Main Road just east of Austin Road. The other was in Imperial near the area of La Paz Drive and Puerto Vallarta Avenue. The samples were collected on Tuesday and results were received Friday. “ As temperatures increase, so do mosquito populations and disease risk, which poses a serious public health threat in our communities,” said Imperial County Health Officer Dr. Stephen Munday. “Residents are strongly encouraged to check around properties and yards for mosquito breeding sources.”

Health officer recommends masks indoors

EL CENTRO – Not long after Los Angeles reinstated its indoor mask mandate, Imperial County health officials issued a statement recommending residents here do the same. Although the recommendation has not risen to the level of a local health order yet, Imperial County Public Health Department is concerned about a statewide rise in COVID-19 cases. The department said that over the past week, California has averaged 2,678 new cases and 23 new deaths per day. “ Due to the statewide increase in COVID-19 cases, the Imperial County health officer (Dr. Stephen Munday), as a proactive and precautionary measure, strongly recommends the use of masks/face coverings indoors in Imperial County, regardless of vaccination status,” the health department said in a release.

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