Franklin moves to Yellow as other counties stay Orange Covid-19 Advisory

Southeastern, IN — Franklin County has moved to Yellow status this week on the state’s color-coded Covid-19 metric map while Ripley, Decatur, and Dearborn County remain at Orange. Starke County is the only county in the State at Blue status and Switzerland County is the only county at Red status.

• Ripley County statistics:
o 7-day positivity rate – 7.62% – down from 8.75% the previous week
o Weekly cases per 100,000 people – 257 – down from 314 the previous week

• Franklin County
o 7-day positivity rate – 8.06% – down from 14.65% the previous week
o Weekly cases per 100,000 people -105 – down from 184 the previous week

• Decatur County
o 7-day positivity rate – 5.85% – down from 7.47% the previous week
o Weekly cases per 100,000 people – 350 – up from 210 the previous week

• Dearborn County
o 7-day positivity rate – 9.72% – down from 13.11% the previous week
o Weekly cases per 100,000 people – 289 – down from 394 the previous week