Health officials reported 23 new COVID-19 cases in Monroe County Thursday, down from 30 Wednesday, and 33 Tuesday. No new deaths were recorded Thursday. Wednesday, the county recorded its first death this month.
County officials have tallied 13,120 cases and 183 deaths since the pandemic began nearly 17 months ago. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 6.6 percent, consistent with Wednesday, and down from 6.7 percent Tuesday.
One hundred persons are hospitalized with the virus in District 8, which includes Monroe, Brown and Bartholomew counties. That’s up from 87 Wednesday. On Monday, 78 people were hospitalized. Thursday is the first time since Jan. 14 hospitalizations have surpassed 100. Hospitalizations hit a low of 12 patients July 15. This time last year, 24 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 locally.
Monroe County reentered the “yellow advisory” on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard three weeks ago and this week reported 141 cases per 100,000 residents, up from 109 last week and two weeks ago. Monroe County had been in the “blue advisory” since May, indicating fewer than 10 weekly cases per 100,000 residents.
Indiana
Officials reported 3,713 new cases Thursday, surpassing 3,558 Wednesday, and up from 2,726 Tuesday. Last week was the first time since January that newly reported cases have surpassed 3,000. The last time more cases were reported than Thursday was Jan. 15.
The Indiana Department of Health added 15 deaths to total 13,783 Thursday. The state also reported more than 813,000 total positive cases since the pandemic began.
The state listed 1,654 Hoosiers hospitalized with the virus Thursday, up from 1,616 Wednesday, and 1,517 Tuesday. State hospitalizations are more than four times as high as July’s low of 371 people.
The state also recorded a seven-day positivity rate of 10.5 percent Thursday, the same as Wednesday’s percentage, and up from 10.4 percent Tuesday. The rate has been climbing since a low of 1.9 percent June 22.
Other area counties
Vigo County reentered “orange” on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard last week - indicating higher community spread than its previous “yellow” ranking.
The countyrecorded 40 new positive cases Thursday, up from 24 Wednesday, but down from 53 Tuesday. The county has recorded 13,550 cases since the pandemic began.
Health officials reported no new deaths in the county Thursday and has counted 260 deaths in all. The county’s seven-day positivity rate Tuesday is 8.9 percent, down from 9.1 percent Wednesday, down from 9.7 percent Tuesday. Last week, on Monday, the positivity rate was 6.4 percent.
Sixty-nine people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Vigo County area hospitals, up four from Wednesday.
In Bartholomew County, 41 new cases were recorded Thursday, 42 Wednesday, and 21 Tuesday. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 10.5 percent, down from 11.4 percent Wednesday, and 11.6 percent Tuesday.
Health officials recorded no new deaths in Bartholomew County and have recorded 157 total since the pandemic began.
In Brown County, health officials recorded seven new deaths Thursday, up from five Wednesday, and three Tuesday. The county recorded no additional deaths. The seven-day positivity rate is 9.6 percent, down from 10.5 percent Wednesday, and from 11.6 percent Tuesday.
The county has recorded 1,136 COVID-19 cases and 44 deaths since the pandemic began.
