VENTURA, Calif. -- Ventura County’s numbers are rising drastically causing great concern. The county held a special Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday updating everyone on the numbers and response efforts for COVID-19. Nearly 900 new cases were announced today, and hospitalizations are at an all time high. There are 950 people hospitalized in the county right now, 420 of those are COVID related. Health experts say the right in numbers is due to Christmas gatherings. They expect the numbers to increase more over the next couple of weeks following the New Year’s holiday. All eight hospitals in Ventura County say they’re maxing out on capacity.