Monroe County confirmed 36 new COVID-19 cases Friday and 34 Thursday. Friday’s count is the most reported this week.
The state dashboard added one new death to the county’s total, bringing it to 201. The newly added death happened Wednesday, according to the dashboard.
The county has been in the yellow advisory for more than a month. Its seven-day positivity rate is 3.3 percent Friday, down from 3.6 percent Thursday. The county has confirmed 15,430 cases since the pandemic began.
In District 8, which includes Monroe, Brown, and Bartholomew counties, 60 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, which down from 66 Thursday. The last time hospitalizations were that low was Aug. 11.
Monroe County’s weekly cases per 100,000 are down to 92 from 111 last week and from 114 two weeks ago.
Indiana
The state recorded 1,940 new COVID-19 cases Friday, down from 2,062 Thursday and 2,066 Wednesday. The state has reported 1,018,638 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
The Indiana Department of Health confirmed 17 COVID-19 deaths Friday, bringing the total to 16,134.
The state recorded 1,297 hospitalizations Friday, down from 1,324 Hoosiers hospitalized with COVID-19 Wednesday and Thursday. The last time state hospitalizations were lower was Aug. 8.
The state’s seven-day positivity Frida is 7.5 percent, the same as Thursday.
Other Counties
In Brown County, three new cases were recorded Friday, and the total since the pandemic began was 1,467. That’s up 23 new confirmed cases since last Friday.
No new deaths were confirmed in Brown County this week, keeping the total to 47. No deaths have been confirmed for three weeks.
The 7-day positivity rate was 8.5 percent Friday, up from 11 percent last Friday.
The county was in the orange ranking on the state map, indicating higher levels of COVID-19. The county’s COVID-19 rate per 100,000 is 125.
In Vigo County, 25 new COVID-19 cases were recorded Friday. The total since the pandemic began rose to 17,645, which means 166 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed since last Friday.
The 7-day positivity rate was 6.7 percent, down from 9.9 percent last Friday.
No new deaths were recorded Friday in the county, and the total since the pandemic began was 305, which is two more than last week.
Hospitalizations in District 7, which includes Vigo County, are at 41 this Friday from 38 last Friday. The district continues to decrease from its high of 126 cases in September.
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 171, down from 236.
Lawrence County confirmed 13 new positive cases Friday. The total since the pandemic began was 7,527. That’s up 40 cases from last Friday.
The county’s 7-day positivity rate was 6.3 percent Friday, down from 6.8 percent last Friday.
Two new deaths were confirmed in the county Friday. The total number of deaths since the pandemic began for the county was 174. That’s an increase from 171 last week.
