Health officials reported 60 new COVID-19 cases in Monroe County Friday, matching the highest number of new cases in a day since February 3.
The county reported no new deaths Thursday. Only two deaths have been recorded this month. There have been 184 deaths since the pandemic was declared April 2020.
The county’s seven-day positivity rate dropped to 4.4%, continuing a trend this week. It was at 5.1% Thursday and 6.0 percent Wednesday. The county has had 13,419 positive cases since the pandemic began.
There are now 120 persons hospitalized with the virus in District 8, which includes Monroe, Brown and Bartholomew counties. That’s up from 109 Thursday. Hospitalizations hit a low of 12 patients July 15 but topped 100 last week for the first time since Jan. 14.
Monroe County remains in the “yellow” advisory. It’s one of only nine 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 128 cases per 100,00 residents.
Indiana
New cases of COVID-19 in the state dropped under 5,000 for the first time in three days to 4,893. Wednesday’s total of 5,037 cases was the highest since Jan. 9.
The Indiana Department of Health recorded 21 new deaths, bringing the state’s total to 13,936 since the pandemic began.
The state also reported more than 843,000 total positive cases since the pandemic began.
The state reported 2,186 Hoosiers hospitalized with the virus Friday, up from Thursday’s 2,108. This week is the first time more than 2,000 Hoosiers were hospitalized with the virus since Jan. 24.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate is 10.8 percent, where it has hovered around all week. The rate has been climbing since a low of 1.9 percent June 22.
Other area counties
Vigo County remains in “orange” advisory, indicating higher community spread than its previous “yellow” ranking.
The county recorded 58 new positive cases Friday, down significantly from 106 on Thursday. The county has recorded 14,045 cases since the pandemic began.
Health officials reported one new death in the county, raising the total to 262. The county’s seven-day positivity rate rose to 10.3% from 9.9% on Thursday.
Hospitalizations in Vigo County area hospitals remained at 99.
In Bartholomew County, 44 new cases were recorded Friday, down from 60 on Thursday. The county’s seven-day positivity rate remained at 9.7 percent.
Health officials recorded no new deaths Friday for a total of 159 since the pandemic began.
Brown County, remains in “red” on the state metric map, indicating higher spread. Health officials recorded 11 new cases Friday, up from eight Thursday and seven Wednesday. The county recorded no additional deaths to the county’s total of 44. The seven-day positivity rate dipped 1.1% from Thursday to 20.1% Friday. It was 15.1 percent at the beginning of the week. The county has recorded 1,201 COVID-19 cases.
Lawrence County is also in the “red.” The county reported 71 new positive cases for a total of 6,073 since the pandemic began. No new deaths were reported, leaving the total at 135. The county has a seven-day positivity rate dipped slightly to 17.7%.
