Allen County has lost more than 400 residents due to COVID-19.
On Wednesday, the total of those lost to the illness in Allen County stands at 416. There were 22 additional deaths added to the tally, some of them dating back a few weeks due to a lag in reporting.
There were 350 new positive cases diagnosed in Allen County, bringing that total to 24,777, according to the Allen County Department of Health.
In northeast Indiana, ICU capacity was back down to about 11 percent remaining. The majority of those occupying intensive care beds are not COVID-19 patients. Roughly 60 percent of those in the ICU in the area are suffering from another illness or injury.
The totals illustrate state health officials’ urging to slow the spread of COVID-19 so that the hospital capacity remains to treat all who need care.
Indiana’s ICU capacity statewide looks much the same as northeast Indiana: about 11 percent remaining, with about 49 percent occupied by non-COVID patients, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.
Northeast Indiana's COVID-19 totals for Dec. 16:
- Adams County: 30 new cases for 2,338 total. No new deaths for 28 total. 7-day positivity rate at 11%.
- Allen County: 350 new cases for 24,777 total. 22 new deaths for 416 total. 7-day positivity rate at 15.5%.
- DeKalb County: 47 new cases for 2,653 total. One new death for 49 total. 7-day positivity rate at 16.6%.
- Huntington County: 40 new cases for 2,026 total. No new deaths for 18 total. 7-day positivity rate at 11.9%.
- Kosciusko County: 126 new cases for 6,132 total. Three new deaths for 62 total. 7-day positivity rate at 13.8%.
- LaGrange County: 21 new cases for 1,860 total. No new deaths for 40 total. 7-day positivity rate at 20.8%.
- Noble County: 60 new cases for 3,512 total. One new death for 52 total. 7-day positivity rate at 11.1%.
- Steuben County: 30 new cases for 2,157 total. No new deaths for 16 total. 7-day positivity rate at 15.4%.
- Wabash County: 38 new cases for 2,362 total. One new death for 32 total. 7-day positivity rate at 13.8%.
- Wells County: 32 new cases for 1,724 total. No new deaths for 43 total. 7-day positivity rate at 11.0%.
- Whitley County: 59 new cases for 2,123 total. No new deaths for 17 total. 7-day positivity rate at 19.8%
Sources include the Indiana State Department of Health and local health department statistics.
