Monroe County confirmed 209 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, up from 56 Monday. This brings the county total to 24,306 since the pandemic began. No new deaths were reported.
In District 8, which includes Monroe, Brown and Bartholomew counties, 162 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized. This is down from 167 Monday. About 49 percent of ICU beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients and only eight percent are still available.
The county’s positivity rate rose to 22.7 from 22.5 percent Monday.
Monroe County remains is in the red advisory level on the state dashboard with 1,457 cases per 100,000 people. The state updates these statistics every Wednesday.
State
The state confirmed 10,164 new cases, up from 5,965 Monday. This brings the total count since the pandemic began to 1,569,850.
Indiana added 134 new deaths, meaning 20,167 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19.
The state has 3,204 COVID-19 hospitalizations, up from 3,137 Monday.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate is now 30.4 percent, up slightly from 30.3 percent Monday.
Walk-up COVID-19 test sites in Monroe County
IDOH/Gravity test site at 171 N Curry Pike (Cook Medical property)
- Open Tuesday-Saturday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
- Drive-thru PCR testing
- This site is outside and sometimes closes for weather. For daily updates, check here.
IDOH/Sherwood Oaks Christian Church mobile clinic at 2700 E Rogers Road
- Open Jan. 26-29, noon- 8 p.m.
- PCR and rapid antigen testing (as well as Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and boosters)
IDOH/IU mobile clinic at 555 N Indiana Avenue
- Open Feb. 2-5, noon- 8 p.m.
- PCR and rapid antigen testing (as well as Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and boosters)
