Northeast Indiana’s 7-day positivity rate for COVID-19 stands at 5.9 percent Monday, the same as it was on Friday.
The number of deaths, new cases, and individuals tested continues to drop off dramatically, even as the positivity rate hovers above 5 percent, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
Meanwhile, the vaccination average for northeast Indiana counties, population of residents ages 16 and older is over 33 percent.
Over 40 percent of Steuben County’s population is fully vaccinated.
LaGrange County continues to lag in vaccination rates, with 21.6 percent of its population vaccinated.
Vaccine hesitancy is an issue in rural communities, particularly those with high Amish populations as in LaGrange.
Noble and Kosciusko counties have seen their vaccination rates barely move in recent days, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
No new deaths were reported in the area on Monday, and there were 61 new cases reported.
Sixty-six residents of northeast Indiana are hospitalized with COVID-19.
Only LaGrange and Steuben counties remain in the state’s second-worst advisory category, based on cases per 100,000 residents and 7-day positivity rates.
Northeast Indiana totals for May 10:
- Adams County: No new cases for 3,441 total. No new deaths for 54 total. 7-day positivity rate at 2.6%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 32.3%.
- Allen County: 31 new cases for 40,766 total. No new deaths for 675 total. 7-day positivity rate at 5.7%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 38.5%.
- DeKalb County: 4 new cases for 4,318 total. No new deaths for 85 total. 7-day positivity rate at 6.9%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 32%.
- Huntington County: 5 new cases for 3,911 total. No new deaths for 80 total. 7-day positivity rate at 3.8%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 39%.
- Kosciusko County: 3 new cases for 9,404 total. No new deaths for 117 total. 7-day positivity rate at 3.7%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 29.7%.
- LaGrange County: 2 new cases for 2,663 total. No new deaths for 70 total. 7-day positivity rate at 10.7%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 21.6%.
- Noble County: 5 new cases for 5,608 total. No new deaths for 83 total. 7-day positivity rate at 5.8%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 29.7%.
- Steuben County: 4 new cases for 3,874 total. No new deaths for 57 total. 7-day positivity rate at 12.1%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 40.9%.
- Wabash County: 3 new cases for 3,539 total. No new deaths for 79 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.1%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 33.8%.
- Wells County: 1 new case for 2,915 total. No new deaths for 81 total. 7-day positivity rate 1.9%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 34%.
- Whitley County: 3 new cases for 3,959 total. No new deaths for 39 total. 7-day positivity rate 8.9%. Percentage of population fully vaccinated 36%.
Sources include the Indiana Department of Health and local health department data.
