Both the Monroe County Community School Corporation and Richland Bean-Blossom Community School Corporation resumed classes on Monday after their respective spring breaks last week, and Monroe County Health Administrator Penny Caudill warns that people who traveled recently should get tested after returning home.
Caudill also advises getting tested after attending gatherings.
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Monroe County reported 24 new cases and no new deaths, bringing the county's total to 10,720 cases. Updated statistics reduced Monroe County's death toll by one to 165, and the local positivity rate remains at 0.6%.
The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) reported 976 cases and 15 new confirmed deaths Wednesday, with a seven-day all-test positivity rate of 3.3%.
That brings the state totals to 680,046 cases and 12,568 confirmed COVID-19 deaths.
As of Wednesday, 992,664 Hoosiers are now fully vaccinated. In Monroe County, 19,829 people have been fully vaccinated.
Hospitalizations across the state decreased slightly to 584. In Monroe County area hospitals, hospitalizations remain the same at 15.
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