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Allen County Tops 100 COVID-19 Deaths

Screenshot of Allen County Health Department

Allen County has now lost more than 100 residents to COVID-19, with four more deaths reported Thursday.

 

One hundred and two Allen County residents have died of the disease, and another 2,529 have tested positive. 

 

According to the Allen County Department of Health, the daily running average of new positive tests has gone down over the course of the past three weeks.

 

Allen County’s rate of positive tests stands at about 10 percent.

 

Seven new positive cases were reported in LaGrange County, bringing their total of coronavirus cases to 420. Their overall positive test rate is about 22 percent, according to the Indiana Department of Health.

LaGrange County has 106 positive cases per 10,000 residents, and 1,894 residents have been tested.

 

Rebecca manages the news at WBOI. She joined the staff in December 2017, and brought with her nearly two decades of experience in print journalism, including 15 years as an award-winning reporter for the Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne.