Health officials reported 27 new Monroe County COVID-19 cases Monday, up from 21 Friday. No additional deaths were reported. The average number of new daily cases have been rising gradually since June 9 when one positive case was reported.
County officials have tallied 12,834 cases and 182 deaths since the pandemic began nearly 17 months ago. The county’s seven-day positivity rate today is 5.6 percent, down from 5.9 percent Friday, and 6.4 percent Thursday.
Fifty-three persons are hospitalized with the virus in Monroe County, up from 44 Friday and 49 Thursday. The last time that many people were hospitalized with COVID was Feb. 6. Hospitalizations hit a low of 12 patients July 15. This time last year, there were 46 people hospitalized with COVID-19 locally.
Monroe County reentered the “yellow advisory” on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard two weeks ago, as it no longer falls below 10 weekly cases per 100,000 residents. The county reported 97 cases per 100,000 residents Monday, up from 58 last Tuesday. Monroe County had been in the “blue advisory” since May, indicating low community viral spread.
Indiana
Officials reported 1,208 new cases Monday in the state, down from 2,058 new cases Friday. Last week was the first time newly reported cases have surpassed 2,000 in more than three months. Newly reported cases have spiked through July and August.
The Indiana Department of Health reported 10 new deaths to the state’s total over the weekend, bringing it to 13,634. The state also reported more than 786,000 positive cases.
The state listed 1,161 Hoosiers hospitalized with the virus Monday, up from 1,017 Friday and 977 Thursday. The last time hospitalizations were higher than Monday was Feb. 11. State hospitalizations have nearly tripled since July.
The state also recorded a seven-day positivity rate of 9 percent, up from 8.5 percent Friday, up from 8.2 percent Thursday. The state’s seven-day positivity rate has been increasing since a low of 1.9 percent June 22.
Other area counties
Vigo Countyrecorded 18 new positive cases Monday, down from 56 Friday – bringing its total to more than 13,000 since the pandemic began.
Health officials reported no new deaths for the county and have 256 deaths recorded since the pandemic began. The county’s seven-day positivity rate Monday is 6.4 percent, down from 7.8 percent Friday.
Sixty-four people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Vigo County area hospitals, up from 50 Friday.
In Bartholomew County, 23 new positive cases were recorded Monday, up from 18 on Friday. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 10.6 percent, up from 8.9 percent Friday.
Health officials recorded no new deaths in Bartholomew County, and have recorded 157 total since the pandemic began.
Fifty-three people are hospitalized in the county because of COVID-19, up from 44 Monday.
In Brown County, health officials recorded one new positive case Monday and no additional deaths. The seven-day positivity rate is 3.9 percent, down from 8.8 percent Friday.
The county has recorded more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases and 43 deaths since the pandemic began.
Brown County is in District 8, along with Bartholomew County for hospitalizations, so it has the same recorded number – 53.
