Area counties stay in Blue; just two new COVID-19 cases reported locally Thursday

SOUTHEASTERN IN — All four area counties remain in Blue this week on the state’s COVID-19 metrics map.

Only five out of 92 Indiana counties are in Yellow while the rest are in Blue.

The Indiana Department of Health on Thursday confirmed 238 new cases and six deaths across the state.

Locally, Dearborn County had one positive case and one death, and Ripley County reported one case.

There were no new cases in either Decatur or Franklin counties.