The California Department of Public Health has announced that they are experiencing technology issues with the electronic laboratory reporting system reporting in to the State’s disease surveillance database (CalREDIE). The CalREDIE database is used to manage COVID-19 data for the State of California.

Imperial County Public Health officials received notification from State of California officials that they are in concurrence with the13-point plan developed by County Officials as part of their ongoing efforts to mitigate the local impacts of COVID-19 and to promote the health and safety of residents and visitors of Imperial County. As a result, the Imperial County Health Officer has issued an amended health order supporting those strategies.

The Imperial County Public Health Department shared this week that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is deploying a team to Imperial County to provide support for contact tracing, binational case investigations, hospital infection prevention and control and reporting, data management, and planning. The CDC team will consist of five staff, including epidemiologists and others. Some of the team members arrived earlier in the week, while others will be arriving today.