Monroe County reported 19 new COVID-19 cases Friday. In total, 27,351 county residents have tested positive since the pandemic began.
The county also reported no new deaths Friday. In total, 266 county residents have died from COVID-19.
Monroe County will remain in a red advisory level this week with 175 cases per 100,000 people. However, the county appears in the orange level on the weekly 2-metric score map.
“We must remain at a lower metric for two weeks before moving down,” Monroe County Health Department outreach manager Kathy Hewett said.
The county’s seven-day positivity rate for last week was 10.1 percent, which is down from 18.4 percent the previous week.
“The week before that, it was 22.5 percent,” Hewett said. “And at 10.1 we just missed the cutoff for the yellow [weekly 2-metric score] level which ends at 9.99.”
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In District 8, which includes Monroe, Brown, and Bartholomew counties, 43 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized. This is down from 51 hospitalizations Thursday and 62 hospitalizations Wednesday.
Additionally, Hewett said the Gravity testing site at 171 N. Curry Pike is now operating under new hours. The site will be open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., except Thursday when it is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. For daily updates on this testing site, click here.
State
The state confirmed 737 new cases Friday. In total, 1,680,331 Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
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The state reported 64 new deaths Friday. These deaths occurred between Dec. 11- Feb. 24. In total 21,922 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19.
Across the state, 932 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, down from 1,032 Thursday and 1,090 Wednesday.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate is now 7.2 percent.
