Cases of COVID continue to increase locally and across the state

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 658 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of Monday. A total of 56,571 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 635,660 tests have been reported to ISDH at a 9.0% positive rate and 3 new deaths were reported for a total of 2,632 Hoosiers have died to date.
Locally Dearborn County has a total of 334 cases and 25 deaths reported, Decatur County has a total of 266 positive cases and 32 deaths, Franklin County has 147 positive cases and 8 deaths, and Ripley County has 157 positive cases and 7 deaths according to numbers reported to the Indiana State Department of Health.