Indiana continues to face the latest wave of COVID-19, with 2,326 new cases reported Thursday for the state, and 29 new deaths. To date, there have been a total of 979,000 cases for COVID-19, and a total of 15,442 deaths reported in the state, with 511 additional deaths ruled as probably associated with COVID-19. There have also been 115 confirmed cases of Multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children. As of right now, only 56.2% of Indiana’s population is fully vaccinated.
Dubois County saw 18 new cases and no new deaths reported Thursday. The Indiana Department of Health reported a 7 Day positivity rate of 14% amongst all test, and 26.3% amongst Unique Individuals.To date there have been a total of 8,061 cases for the county, and 126 Dubois County residents have died from the virus. As of right now, only 60.3% of the county is fully vaccinated.
For the surrounding counties as of Thursday: Spencer has 8 new cases and 1 new death, with 53.1% of its population vaccinated. Daviess has 30 new cases, with 37.8% of its population vaccinated. Martin has 5 new cases, with 42.1% of its population vaccinated. Lawrence has 13 new cases, with 50.4% of its population vaccinated. Orange has 9 new cases, with 50.6% of its population vaccinated. Pike has 9 new cases, with 44.4% of its population vaccinated. Crawford has 7 new cases, with 47.9% of its population vaccinated. Perry has 3 new cases, with 59.3% of its population vaccinated. And Warrick has 21 new cases, with 65.8% of its population vaccinated.
26% of ICU Beds for Indiana District 10 are in use for Covid alone.
The current recommendation from the World Health Organization, the Center for Disease Control, and Indiana Department of Health to help combat the COVID-19 virus is to get vaccinated. To get scheduled for your first shot, go to ourshot.in.gov. You can find a complete breakdown of COVID-19 statistics by going to coronavirus.in.gov.
