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Another Allen County Resident Dies From COVID-19

Rebecca Green
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WBOI

Allen County has lost a total of 139 residents to COVID-19, with an additional death reported on Thursday.

A total of 3,038 residents have tested positive. The average age of Allen County residents who have tested positive for the virus is 46, and the number of individuals between the ages of 20-29 who have tested positive has grown over the past few weeks.

 

Seven new cases were reported in Kosciusko County, six new cases were reported in Noble County Wednesday, and three new cases in both LaGrange and Steuben counties. 

 

Ten new deaths were reported statewide, and 735 new cases were reported, according to the state health department.

 

The number of those hospitalized around the state for COVID-19 dropped from 881 to 827 into Thursday.

 

Rebecca manages the news at WBOI. She joined the staff in December 2017, and brought with her nearly two decades of experience in print journalism, including 15 years as an award-winning reporter for the Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne.