San Joaquin County residents wait in line to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Stockton, Calif. (Victoria Franco/Bay City News)

San Joaquin General Hospital will be adding additional nurses to hospital units with the support of the state, public health officials said.

At the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, public health officials said the hospital would be getting support from the state in order to add 30 nurses to intensive care units and emergency departments within the hospital.

Public health officials said despite the county’s positivity rates and case rates declining, the COVID-19 virus is still spreading throughout the county.

“We do seem to be reaching a peak and going downward,” Public Health Officer Maggie Park said. “We are coming out of this delta variant surge.”

Park said there are currently 76 people in the ICU in the county who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Victoria Franco is a Stockton-based reporter covering the diverse news around the Central Valley as part of the Report for America program. As a Stockton native, Franco is proud to cover stories within her community and report a variety of coverage. She is a San Jose State University alumna with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. In her collegiate years she was Managing Editor for the Spartan Daily. From her time at the Spartan Daily she helped lead her staff to California College Media Awards and a General Excellence first place. Victoria encourages readers to email her story tips and ideas at victoria.franco@baycitynews.com.