As the number of COVID-19 positive cases continues to spike, Yuma Countyâs top health official warned that the situation is putting a strain on the local healthcare system.
âWe are in substantial spread,â said Diana Gomez, director of the countyâs Public Health Services District, in an update to the Board of Supervisors.
On Wednesday, the county reported 298 new cases of COVID-19 and five new deaths, bringing the total cases of confirmed cases to 20,785 and the number of deaths to 415.
On Wednesday morning, 148 county residents were hospitalized at Yuma Regional Medical Center, with 29 patients in ICU and on ventilators. The hospital had 17 ventilators available.