There were 153 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the region on Friday, and one new death, according to the Indiana Department of Health and local health department data.
However, a number of counties are seeing slight declines in 7-day positivity rates, and the state positivity rate has also edged downward in recent days.
According to the Indiana Department of Health, there are 848 Hoosiers hospitalized with the illness, and 77 of those are in northeast Indiana.
The 7-day positivity rate for northeast Indiana is at 6.6 percent, down from 6.9 percent earlier in the week.
Adams County reported no new cases on Friday, and remains the safest county in the area for community spread, according to state data.
The county has a 7-day positivity rate of 1.5 percent, and has 28.5 percent of its population fully vaccinated.
LaGrange County has the worst 7-day positivity rate, at 12 percent, and a fully-vaccinated population of 18.8%, the lowest in the area.
However, the county’s new cases numbers per 100,000 residents are low enough to keep it in the state’s second-best category for community spread.
Northeast Indiana totals for April 23:
- Adams County: No new cases for 3,384 total. No new deaths for 53 total. 7-day positivity rate at 1.5%. County population fully vaccinated at 28.5%.
- Allen County: 78 new cases for 39,618 total. No new deaths for 672 total. 7-day positivity rate at 7.5%. County population fully vaccinated at 30.5%.
- DeKalb County: 12 new cases for 4,193 total. No new deaths for 84 total. 7-day positivity rate at 9.8%. County population fully vaccinated at 25.6%.
- Huntington County: 4 new cases for 3,808 total. No new deaths for 80 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.0%. County population fully vaccinated at 32.4%.
- Kosciusko County: 12 new cases for 9,196 total. 1 new death for 115 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.5%. County population fully vaccinated at 25%.
- LaGrange County: 10 new cases for 2,571 total. No new deaths for 70 total. 7-day positivity rate at 12%. County population fully vaccinated at 18.8%.
- Noble County: 9 new cases for 5,484 total. No new deaths for 83 total. 7-day positivity rate at 6.4%. County population fully vaccinated at 24.5%.
- Steuben County: 11 new cases for 3,698 total. No new deaths for 57 total. 7-day positivity rate at 10.7%. County population fully vaccinated at 34.9%.
- Wabash County: 2 new cases for 3,486 total. No new deaths for 78 total. 7-day positivity rate at 2.4%. County population fully vaccinated at 28.7%.
- Wells County: 4 new cases for 2,873 total. No new deaths for 81 total. 7-day positivity rate at 3.7%. County population fully vaccinated at 28.2%.
- Whitley County: 11 new cases for 3,843 total. No new deaths for 39 total. 7-day positivity rate at 10.2%. County populatoin fully vaccinated at 29.8%.
Sources include the Indiana Department of Health and local health department data.
