Even though northeast Indiana’s 7-day positivity rate has gone up daily for the past week, the number of counties ranked among the state’s safest for COVID-19 has held steady.
Adams, DeKalb, Kosciusko, LaGrange and Noble counties are all “blue” on the Indiana COVID-19 dashboard, the lowest advisory level for community spread.
The color-coded dashboard uses not just the 7-day positivity rate but also the cases per 100,000 residents.
Allen, Huntington, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties are all in the state’s second-lowest advisory category, identified as “yellow” on the map, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
There were 128 new cases of COVID-19 reported in northeast Indiana on Tuesday.
Five new deaths were reported in Allen County, another reconciliation between state and county data. This brings the total of Allen County residents lost to COVID-19 to 663, according to Allen County Department of Health data.
Statewide, the majority of COVID-19 cases are those between the ages of 20-29 with 18.3 percent.
In northeast Indiana, the most infections are split between those 20-29, 40-49 and 60-69, with each group making up 15.9 percent of the population infected with COVID.
Northeast Indiana totals for March 30:
- Adams County: 8 new cases for 3,332 total. No new deaths for 51 total. 7-day positivity rate at 2.8%. There is 14.4% of the county population fully vaccinated.
- Allen County: 72 new cases for 37,824 total. Five new deaths for 663 total. 7-day positivity rate at 6.2%. There is 14.3% of the county population fully vaccinated.
- DeKalb County: 2 new cases for 4,006 total. No new deaths for 78 total. 7-day positivity rate at 5.1%. There is 14.6% of the county population fully vaccinated.
- Huntington County: 5 new cases for 3,669 total. No new deaths for 79 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.6%. There is 18.7% of the county population fully vaccinated.
- Kosciusko County: 20 new cases for 8,826 total. No new deaths for 112 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.3%. There is 12.4% of the county population fully vaccinated.
- LaGrange County: 2 new cases for 2,466 total. No new deaths for 70 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.8%. There is 9% of the county population fully vaccinated.
- Noble County: 6 new cases for 5,241 total. No new deaths for 80 total. 7-day positivity rate at 3.8%. There is 13.5% of the county population fully vaccinated.
- Steuben County: 3 new cases for 3,500 total. No new deaths for 57 total. 7-day positivity rate at 6%. There is 21.5% of the county population fully vaccinated.
- Wabash County: 2 new cases for 3,415 total. No new deaths for 77 total. 7-day positivity rate at 5.8%. There is 18.7% of the county population fully vaccinated.
- Wells County: 5 new cases for 2,762 total. No new deaths for 79 total. 7-day positivity rate at 8.5% There is 16.2% of the county population fully vaccinated.
- Whitley County: 3 new cases for 3,631 total. No new deaths for 40 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.1%. There is 17.1% of the county population fully vaccinated.
Sources include the Indiana Department of Health and local health department data.
