Ripley County numbers move to orange, though advisory stays red

State COVID advisory map

Ripley County Covid-19 metrics for the last week have moved to the orange category, though the advisory level will stay red for at minimum two more weeks. The advisory level refers to the current guidelines the county must follow. A county must remain at a lower weekly 2-metric score for two consecutive weeks to move down to a lower advisory level.

Franklin and Dearborn Counties remain the in red scoring categories and Decatur County remains in the orange scoring category.