Indiana health officials reported 35 new COVID-19 cases in the Monroe County area Thursday, up from 29 Wednesday, but down from 40 on Tuesday. Last week, the county recorded 60 new cases –matching the highest number of new cases in a day since Feb. 3.
The county reported no new deaths Thursday, and the total since the pandemic was declared in April 2020 is 187.
The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 5.2 percent, up from 4.8 percent Wednesday, and from 4.7 percent Tuesday. The county has recorded 13,650 positive cases since the pandemic began.
There are currently 133 persons hospitalized with the virus in District 8, which includes Monroe, Brown and Bartholomew counties. That’s up from 129 Wednesday and continues the increase in hospitalizations the area has experienced since hitting a low of 12 cases in July. The last time the area recorded 133 hospitalizations was Jan. 9.
Monroe County remains in the yellow advisory. It’s one of only four counties in the state in yellow, and the only one south of I-70 in the yellow. The rest of the state is in the higher orange and red advisory categories. The county is reporting 220 weekly cases per 100,00 residents, a significant increase from 128 last week.
Indiana
The state recorded 5,222 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, up from 4,822 Wednesday, and from 3,720 Tuesday. The number topped 5,000 most of last week, marking the highest number of daily cases since Jan. 9.
The Indiana Department of Health recorded 23 new deaths Tuesday – measuring the time from Aug. 17 to September 1. The state’s overall total to 14,101.
The state also reported more than 868,000 positive cases since the pandemic began.
The state reported 2,366 Hoosiers hospitalized with the virus, up from 2,294 recorded Wednesday. Hospitalizations topped 2,000 last week for the first time since Jan. 24.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate increased to 11.3 percent Thursday from 11.2 percent Wednesday and 11.1 percent Tuesday. Last week it hovered just under 11 percent, after it climbed from a low of 1.9 percent June 22.
Other area counties
Vigo County remains in the orange advisory, indicating higher community spread than its previous yellow ranking.
The county recorded 111 new positive cases Thursday, up from 87 Wednesday. The county has recorded 14,485 cases since the pandemic began.
Health officials reported no new deaths in the county. The county’s total number of deaths since the pandemic began is 263. The county’s seven-day positivity rate went up to 10.2 percent Thursday from 9.4 Wednesday.
Hospitalizations in Vigo County area hospitals decreased to 105 Thursday from 108 Wednesday.
Bartholomew County remains in the orange advisory. Health officials reported 76 new positive cases Thursday and 77 Wednesday. The county’s seven-day positivity rate increased to 11.8 percent from 10.6 percent Wednesday and 9.9 percent Tuesday.
No new deaths were reported Wednesday. The county’s total is 161 deaths since the pandemic began.
Brown County remains in the red on the state metric map. Health officials reported four new positive cases Thursday and two Wednesday. The county recorded no additional deaths Thursday, and the total since the pandemic began is 45. The seven-day positivity rate is 20.8 percent, down from 22 percent Tuesday. The county has recorded 1,241 total COVID-19 cases.
Lawrence County also remains in the red. The county reported 41 new positive cases Thursday and 38 Wednesday. The total number since the pandemic began is 6,338.
No new deaths were recorded in the county. The county’s total number of deaths is 139. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is down to 18.3 percent Thursday from Wednesday’s 19.4 percent .
