Monroe County
Monroe County confirmed 36 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday and 35 Monday.
Two new deaths were confirmed, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 219.
The county has been in the yellow advisory for more than two months. Its seven-day positivity rate is up to 6.5 percent, from 5.8 percent Monday.
In District 8, which includes Monroe, Brown, and Bartholomew counties, 94 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 81 Monday. Hospitalizations have not been as high as Tuesday since mid-October.
Monroe County’s weekly cases per 100,000 are up to 186 from 123 the week before. This statistic is updated every Wednesday.
Indiana
The state recorded 4,080 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday and 2,960 Monday. The state has reported 1,101,185 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
The Indiana Department of Health confirmed 117 new COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, and the total since the pandemic began is 16,970.
The state recorded 2,203 hospitalizations Tuesday and 2,012 Monday.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate is up to 12.2 percent, from 11.9 percent Monday.
