Monroe County confirmed 21 new COVID-19 cases Friday, down from 23 Thursday, and up from 16 Wednesday.
One new death was confirmed, which happened Wednesday. The total has reached 200. So far, this is the third COVID-19 death to have happened this month. In September, nine people died of COVID-19 in Monroe County.
The county has been in the yellow advisory for three weeks. Its seven-day positivity rate is 4.2 percent Friday, down from 4.4 Thursday. The county has confirmed 15,263 cases since the pandemic began.
In District 8, which includes Monroe, Brown, and Bartholomew counties, 72 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 71 Thursday, but down from 80 Wednesday. The last time hospitalizations were lower than Thursday was Aug. 12.
Monroe County’s weekly cases per 100,000 are down to 111 from 114 last week and 144 two weeks ago.
The Monroe County Community School Corp. reported five cases Thursday and five cases Wednesday.
Indiana
The state recorded 1,897 new COVID-19 cases Friday, down from 2,161 Thursday, and 2,023 Wednesday. The state has reported 1,007,681 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
The Indiana Department of Health confirmed 22 COVID-19 deaths Friday, bringing the total to 15,930.
The state recorded 1,445 Hoosiers hospitalized with COVID-19 Friday, which is the same as Thursday, and down from 1,475 Wednesday. This week was the first-time state hospitalizations have gone below 1,500 since Aug. 15.
The state’s seven-day positivity Thursday is 8.3 percent, down from 8.5 Thursday.
Other Counties
In Brown County, two new cases were recorded Friday, and the total since the pandemic began was 1,467. That’s up 27 new confirmed cases since last Friday.
No new deaths were confirmed in Brown County this week, keeping the total to 47. No deaths were confirmed the previous two weeks either.
The 7-day positivity rate was 11 percent Friday, up from 7 percent last week on Oct. 15.
The county was in the yellow ranking on the state map, indicating lower levels of COVID-19. The county’s COVID-19 rate per 100,000 is 185.
In Vigo County, 30 new COVID-19 cases were recorded Friday. The total since the pandemic began rose to 17,479, which means 205 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed since last Friday.
The 7-day positivity rate was 9.9 percent - it was 9.1 percent Oct. 15.
No new deaths were recorded Friday in the county, and the total since the pandemic began was 303, which is three more than last week.
Hospitalizations in District 7, which includes Vigo County, decreased to 38 this Friday from 60 last Friday. The district continues to decrease from its high of 126 cases in September. Friday was the lowest hospitalizations have been in the county since Aug. 1.
Vigo County was ranked orange on the county map, indicating a higher level of transmission in the area. Weekly cases per 100,000 residents were at 236, down from 264.
Lawrence County confirmed 10 new positive cases Friday. The total since the pandemic began was 7,457. That’s up 78 cases from last Friday.
The county’s 7-day positivity rate was 6.8 percent Friday, down from 7.8 percent last.
No new deaths were confirmed in the county Friday. The total number of deaths since the pandemic began for the county was 171. That’s an increase from 168 last week.
