Decatur County among 50 across Indiana at high risk of COVID-19 spread

Statewide — Decatur County, along with Rush, Shelby, and several others, are now among 50 Indiana counties considered high risk for community spread of COVID-19.

Last week, 53 Hoosier counties were considered high risk, according to data from the CDC map.

More than 13-thousand cases of the virus have been reported in Indiana in the past week.

Over the last seven days, Decatur County had 44 new cases, while Ripley County – which was initially considered high risk recently – had 51.

Franklin and Dearborn counties are both showing medium spread of the disease.