Hamilton County’s Advisory level back to red due to spike in cases
(Above left) The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has placed Hamilton County back in the red following a near doubling of the COVID-19 positivity rate among county residents. (Above center) As of Thursday night, the county’s positive test rate stood at 27.6 percent. (Above right) Also as of Thursdsay night, a total of 521 deaths were attributed to COVID-19 in Hamilton County, three of which are classified as “new.” (Below) The good news, though, is that despite the increase in positive case rates, deaths in Indiana are on the decline over the past several days. Find more detailed data at coronavirus.in.gov/indiana-covid-19-dashboard-and-map.
Graphic provided by Indiana State Department of Health
The Fishers Health Department (FHD) released its latest data on Tuesday. At that time, the positive case rate in the city was 27.1 percent, which was 2.5 points greater than the rest of Hamilton County. FHD has the city under a Level 4 community risk, the highest level. (Graphic provided by Fishers Health Department)
More details about how the virus has impacted Hamilton County as reported on the state’s coronavirus website. (Graphics provided by Indiana State Department of Health)
Let’s make sure the children are protected, wear masks, but enjoy the things they do. Perhaps the virus will be around, but we can adopt, and not stop our activities. Back to School.