More encouraging signs in the fight against COVID-19

STATEWIDE — The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to drop.

Only two new positive cases were reported in the four-county area on Monday, and both of those cases were in Ripley County.

Around the state, the Indiana Department of Health confirmed 182 cases and zero deaths.

The seven-day positivity rate is down to 4.1 percent, and hospitalizations across the state are below 600.