Indiana continues to face the latest wave of COVID-19, with 1,630 new cases reported Tuesday for the state, and 44 new deaths. To date, there have been a total of 988,765 cases for COVID-19, and a total of 15,586 deaths reported in the state, with 523 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 56.5% of Indiana’s population is fully vaccinated.
Dubois County saw 26 new cases and 1 new death reported Tuesday. The Indiana Department of Health reported a 7 Day positivity rate of 11.4% amongst all test, and 23.6% amongst Unique Individuals.To date there have been a total of 8,159 cases for the county, and 129 Dubois County residents have died from the virus. As of right now, only 60.8% of the county is fully vaccinated.
For the surrounding counties as of Tuesday: Spencer has 3 new case, with 53.3% of its population vaccinated. Daviess has 6 new cases and 1 new death, with 38% of its population vaccinated. Martin has 2 new cases, with 42.5% of its population vaccinated. Lawrence has 11 new cases, with 50.8% of its population vaccinated. Orange has 3 new cases and 1 new death, with 50.8% of its population vaccinated. Pike has 4 new cases, with 44.6% of its population vaccinated. Crawford has 3 new cases and 1 new death, with 48.1% of its population vaccinated. Perry has no new case, with 59.5% of its population vaccinated. And Warrick has 12 new cases, with 66.2% of its population vaccinated.
24.9% 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.
