Allen County reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, among the more than 1,100 new cases reported statewide.
Indiana has not reported more than 1,000 daily cases since March 5, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
Kosciusko County reported 20 additional cases on Friday, a spike not seen early February.
As Indiana nears the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions at the beginning of April, some numbers were on the rise at the end of the week, including the statewide 7-day positivity rate, up every day in the past week.
Statewide hospitalizations were up to 627, and at 51 in the region.
However, vaccinations continue and only LaGrange County has less than 10 percent of its population fully vaccinated.
Adams County is now in the state’s safest category for COVID-19 spread, along with DeKalb, Noble, LaGrange, Kosciusko and Wabash counties. The remaining northeast Indiana counties are in the second-safest category.
Northeast Indiana totals for March 26:
- Adams County: 3 new cases for 3,317 total. No new deaths for 51 total. 7-day positivity rate at 2.7%. There is 13.4% of the county fully vaccinated.
- Allen County: 102 new cases for 37,541 total. No new deaths for 658 total. 7-day positivity rate at 6.1%. There is 13.5% of the county fully vaccinated.
- DeKalb County: 7 new cases for 3,992 total. No new deaths for 78 total. 7-day positivity rate at 5.3%. There is 13.8% of the county fully vaccinated.
- Huntington County: 9 new cases for 3,657 total. No new deaths for 79 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.6%. There is 18.1% of the county fully vaccinated.
- Kosciusko County: 20 new cases for 8,779 total. No new deaths for 112 total. 7-day positivity rate at 3%. There is 11.7% of the county fully vaccinated.
- LaGrange County: 2 new cases for 2,460 total. No new deaths for 70 total. 7-day positivity rate at 2%. There is 8.9% of the county fully vaccinated.
- Noble County: 12 new cases for 5,228 total. No new deaths for 79 total. 7-day positivity rate at 2.5%. There is 12.9% of the county fully vaccinated.
- Steuben County: 5 new cases for 3,479 total. No new deaths for 57 total. 7-day positivity rate at 6.1%. There is 20.5% of the county fully vaccinated.
- Wabash County: 3 new cases for 3,395 total. No new deaths for 77 total. 7-day positivity rate at 3.8T. There is 17.0% of the county fully vaccinated.
- Wells County: 14 new cases for 2,736 total. No new deaths for 79 total. 7-day positivity rate at 6.2%. There is 15.3% of the county fully vaccinated.
- Whitley County: 5 new cases for 3,616 total. No new deaths for 40 total. 7-day positivity rate at 5.5%. There is 16.4% of the county fully vaccinated.
Sources include the Indiana Department of Health or local health department data.
