COVID-19 cases continue to be on the rise locally

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 582 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of Monday. A total of 68,433 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 775,482 individual tests have been reported to ISDH at an 8.8% positive rate and 5 new deaths were reported for a total of 2,780 Hoosiers have died to date.
Locally Dearborn County has a total of 465 cases and 28 deaths reported (up 4 new cases), Decatur County has a total of 314 positive cases and 32 deaths (up 1 new case), Franklin County has 224 positive cases and 10 deaths (up 19 new cases), and Ripley County has 188 positive cases and 7 deaths (no change). This is an increase of 24 new positive cases locally.