Indiana continues to face the COVID-19 Pandemic, with 2,065 new cases reported Thursday for the state, and 22 new deaths. To date, there have been a total of 1,027,981 cases for COVID-19, and a total of 16,301 deaths reported in the state, with 558 additional deaths ruled as probably associated with COVID-19. There have also been 126 confirmed cases of Multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children. As of right now, only 52% of Indiana’s population, ages 5 and up, are fully vaccinated. 98.247% of Indiana’s Covid numbers are those who are unvaccinated. Of those who are vaccinated, only 1.753% have experienced a breakthrough case of Covid, only 0.038% have been hospitalized, and only 0.018% of those who are vaccinated have died from Covid, with an average age of 78 for breakthrough deaths.
Dubois County saw 7 new cases reported Thursday. The Indiana Department of Health reported a 7 Day positivity rate of 6.6% amongst all test, and 16.1% amongst Unique Individuals. To date there have been a total of 8,370 cases for the county, and 134 Dubois County residents have died from the virus. As of right now, only 56% of the county, ages 5 and up, are fully vaccinated.
For the surrounding counties as of Thursday:
- Spencer has 5 new cases, with 49.4% of its population vaccinated.
- Daviess has 10 new cases, with 34.4% of its population vaccinated.
- Martin has 4 new cases, with 39.9% of its population vaccinated.
- Lawrence has 15 new cases and 1 new death, with 47.6% of its population vaccinated.
- Orange has 7 new cases and 1 new death, with 47.2% of its population vaccinated.
- Pike has 3 new cases, with 41.7% of its population vaccinated.
- Crawford has 1 new case, with 45.1% of its population vaccinated.
- Perry has 8 new cases, with 55.5% of its population vaccinated.
- Warrick has 17 new cases, with 60.7% of its population vaccinated.
*Vaccine totals are lower that previously reported as they only took into account Indiana’s population ages 12 and older. New numbers are now adjusted for the expansion of those who can receive vaccination, ages 5 and older.
10.3% 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. The higher the percentage of the population that is vaccinated, the safer we will all be. 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.
