Thirty-six new cases.
That is the number of new COVID-19 cases in northeast Indiana, and is among the lowest numbers reported since the beginning of the pandemic.
The 7-day positivity rate for the area stands at 4.1 percent, and four area counties reported no new cases on Monday, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
It is not uncommon for Monday reported numbers to be lower than the other days of each week, due to the lag in testing and reporting on Sunday into Monday.
But these numbers are low, even for a Monday.
According to the state’s dashboard for community spread, five area counties are in the state’s best category: Kosciusko, Huntington, Wabash, Wells, and Adams counties.
Wells County’s 7-day positivity rate stands at under 1 percent. The highest in the area remains Steuben County, at 7.5 percent.
There are 65 area residents hospitalized with the virus, among 751 statewide.
More than 2.4 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against the illness.
Northeast Indiana totals for May 24:
- Adams County: no new cases for 3,437 total. No new deaths for 55 total. 7-day positivity rate at 1.8%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated 31.3%.
- Allen County: 15 new cases for 41,381 total. No new deaths for 681 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.4%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated 41.1%.
- DeKalb County: 2 new cases for 4,376 total. No new deaths for 85 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated 35.2%.
- Huntington County: 1 new cases for 3,978 total. No new deaths for 80 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.3%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated 41.5%.
- Kosciusko County: 5 new cases for 9,526 total. No new deaths for 117 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.3%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated 32.8%.
- LaGrange County: No new cases for 2,703 total. No new deaths for 70 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.9%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated 21.1%.
- Noble County: 6 new cases for 5,720 total. No new deaths for 84 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.2%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated 31.6%.
- Steuben County: 1 new cases for 3,935 total. No new deaths for 57 total. 7-day positivity rate at 7.5%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated 40.4%.
- Wabash County: No new cases at 3,570 total. No new deaths for 81 total. 7-day positivity rate at 1.9%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated at 34.2%.
- Wells County: No new cases for 2,932 total. No new deaths for 81 total. 7-day positivity rate at 0.9%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated at 35.6%.
- Whitley County: 5 new cases for 4,019 total. No new deaths for 40 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.5%. Percentage of eligible population fully vaccinated at 38.3%.
Sources include the Indiana Department of Health and local health department data.
