Health officials reported 20 new Monroe County COVID-19 cases Friday, down from 32 Thursday, and 33 Wednesday. 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 12,935 cases and 182 deaths since the pandemic began nearly 17 months ago. The county’s seven-day positivity rate Friday is 6.4 percent, up from Thursday’s 5.9 percent, and 5.5 percent Wednesday.
Sixty-eight persons are hospitalized with the virus in Monroe County, up from 60 Thursday and 62 Wednesday. Fifty-three people were hospitalized at the start of the week. The numbers are back to February rates. The last time more people were hospitalized with COVID-19 was Feb. 3. Hospitalizations hit a low of 12 patients July 15. This time last year, there were 46 people hospitalized with COVID-19 locally.
Monroe County reentered the “yellow advisory” on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard two weeks ago, as it no longer falls below 10 weekly cases per 100,000 residents. The county is reporting 109 cases per 100,000 residents, up from 97 Tuesday. Monroe County had been in the “blue advisory” since May, indicating low community viral spread.
Indiana
Officials reported 2,721 new cases Friday, down from the more than 3,100 new cases reported Thursday. On Wednesday, the state reported more than 2,500 cases. Thursday was the first time newly reported cases have surpassed 3,000 since January.
The Indiana Department of Health reported 12 new deaths Friday, bringing the total to 13,698. The state also reported more than 796,000 total positive cases.
The state listed 1,433 Hoosiers hospitalized with the virus Friday, up from 1,303 Thursday, and 1,296 Wednesday. The last time hospitalizations were higher than Tuesday was Feb. 4. State hospitalizations have more than tripled since July.
The state also recorded a seven-day positivity rate of 9.7 percent Friday, up from 9.6 percent Thursday, 9.3 percent Wednesday, 9.2 percent Tuesday, and 9 percent Monday. The state’s seven-day positivity rate has been increasing since a low of 1.9 percent June 22.
Other area counties
Vigo County reentered “orange” on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard Wednesday- indicating higher community spread than their previous “yellow” ranking.
The countyrecorded 66 new positive cases Friday, up from 48 Thursday, 39 Wednesday, and 51 Tuesday. The county has recorded 13,361 cases since the pandemic began.
Health officials reported no new deaths in the county and have 257 deaths recorded since the pandemic began. The county’s seven-day positivity rate Thursday and Friday is 8.7 percent, up from 8.2 percent Wednesday, 6.8 percent Tuesday, and 6.4 percent Monday.
Sixty-nine people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Vigo County area hospitals, down from 71 Thursday.
In Bartholomew County, 27 new cases were recorded Friday, down from 33 Thursday, and 36 Wednesday. The county’s seven-day positivity rate is 12.1 percent, down from 12.5 percent Thursday, but up from 11.2 percent Wednesday.
Health officials recorded no new deaths in Bartholomew County and have recorded 157 total since the pandemic began.
Sixty-eight people are hospitalized in the county because of COVID-19, down from, up from 60 Thursday and 62 Wednesday.
In Brown County, health officials recorded eight new positive cases Friday, up from two Thursday, two Wednesday, and four cases Tuesday. The county recorded no additional deaths. The seven-day positivity rate is 9.3 percent, up from 7.4 percent Thursday, and a jump up from 3.9 percent Monday.
The county has recorded 1,110 COVID-19 cases and 43 deaths since the pandemic began.
Brown County is in District 8, along with Bartholomew County for hospitalizations, so it has the same recorded number of hospitalizations.
