Cases continue to rise locally

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 314 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of Tuesday. A total of 48,626 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 530,075 tests have been reported to ISDH at a 9.2% positive rate and 19 new deaths were reported for a total of 2,524 Hoosiers have died to date.
Locally Dearborn County has a total of 233 cases and 23 deaths reported, Decatur County has a total of 255 positive cases and 32 deaths, Franklin County has 126 positive cases and 8 deaths and Ripley County has 112 positive cases and 7 deaths according to numbers reported to the Indiana State Department of Health.