Health officials reported 33 new COVID-19 cases in Monroe County Tuesday, down from 36 Monday, but up from 20 Friday. No additional deaths were reported. The average number of new daily cases has been rising gradually since June 9, when one positive case was reported.
County officials have tallied 13,073 cases and 182 deaths since the pandemic began nearly 17 months ago. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 6.7 percent, the same at Monday’s rate but up from 6.4 percent Friday.
Eighty-seven persons are hospitalized with the virus in Monroe County, up from 78 Monday and the highest number since January 21. Hospitalizations hit a low of 12 patients July 15. This time last year, there were 32 people 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 109 cases per 100,000 residents, up from 97 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 2,726 new cases Tuesday, up from 1,902 Monday, but down from the more than 3,100 new cases reported last Thursday. Last week was the first time newly reported cases have surpassed 3,000 since January.
The Indiana Department of Health added 29 deaths to list 13,743 Tuesday. The state also reported more than 806,000 total positive cases.
The state listed 1,517 Hoosiers hospitalized with the virus Tuesday, up from 1,462 Monday. State hospitalizations have more than tripled since July.
The state also recorded a seven-day positivity rate of 10.4 percent Tuesday, up from 10.2 Monday, and from 9.7 percent Friday. 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 53 new positive cases Tuesday, up from 40 Monday, but down from 66 Friday. The county has recorded 13,495 cases since the pandemic began.
Health officials reported two new deaths in the county and 260 deaths in all. The county’s seven-day positivity rate Tuesday is 9.7 percent, up from 9.1 percent Monday. Last week on Monday the positivity rate was 6.4 percent.
Sixty-four people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Vigo County area hospitals, down from 67 Monday and from 69 people Friday.
In Bartholomew County, 21 new cases were recorded Tuesday, up from 14 Monday but down from 27 Friday. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 11.6 percent, up from 11.4 percent Monday, but down from 12.1 percent Friday.
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 positive cases Tuesday, down from four Monday. The county recorded no additional deaths. The seven-day positivity rate is 11.6 percent, down from 12.4 percent Monday.
The county has recorded 1,124 COVID-19 cases and 44 deaths since the pandemic began.
