Health officials reported 30 new COVID-19 cases in Monroe County Friday, up from 23 Thursday but the same number as Wednesday. No new deaths were recorded Thursday.
County officials have tallied 13,150 cases and 183 deaths since the pandemic began nearly 17 months ago. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 6.6 percent, the same as Thursday and Wednesday.
There are 104 persons hospitalized with the virus in District 8, which includes Monroe, Brown and Bartholomew counties. That’s up from 100 Thursday and 87 Wednesday. 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 four weeks ago, and this week reported 141 cases per 100,000 residents, up from 109 last week. Monroe County had been in the “blue advisory” since May, indicating fewer than 10 weekly cases per 100,000 residents.
Indiana
Officials reported 4,120 new cases of COVID 19 Friday, up from 3,713 Thursday. The last time more cases were reported than Friday was Jan. 14.
The Indiana Department of Health added 14 deaths Friday, bringing the total number to 13,797. The state also reported more than 817,000 total positive cases since the pandemic began.
The state listed 1,744 Hoosiers hospitalized with the virus Friday, up from 1,654 Thursday. State hospitalizations are more than four times as high as July’s low of 371.
The state also recorded a seven-day positivity rate of 10.6 percent, up from 10.5 percent Thursday. 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 82 new positive cases Friday, up from 40 Thursday and 24 Wednesday. The county has recorded 13,631 cases since the pandemic began.
Health officials reported no new deaths in the county Friday, leaving the total number at 260. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 8.5 percent, down from is 8.9 percent Thursday and from 9.1 percent Wednesday. Last week, the positivity rate was 6.4 percent.
Seventy-three people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Vigo County area hospitals, up 69 from Thursday.
In Bartholomew County, 44 new cases were recorded Friday, up from 41 Thursday and 42 Wednesday. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 10.2 percent, down from 10.5 percent Thursday and 11.4 percent Wednesday.
Health officials recorded no new deaths in Bartholomew County and have recorded 157 total since the pandemic began.
In Brown County, health officials recorded three new cases Friday, down from seven Thursday and five Wednesday. The county recorded no additional deaths. The seven-day positivity rate is 10.2 percent, up from 9.6 percent Thursday, but down from 10.5 percent Wednesday.
The county has recorded 1,144 COVID-19 cases and 44 deaths since the pandemic began.
