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Four More Allen County Residents Die Of COVID-19, New Dashboard Feature Offers Scorecard

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Four more Allen County residents have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 179.

Sixty-five more residents have tested positive, bringing that total to 5,126.

 

On the Indiana COVID-19 dashboard, those looking for information can now see a county’s weekly score, based on the number of cases recorded over the past week per 10,000 residents. 

 

The new chart is updated every Wednesday at noon, and reflects data current as of the prior Sunday.

 

According to the new data, DeKalb County is currently flagged as orange with a warning for having too many cases attributable to “congregate settings.” The county’s positivity rate is up, sitting at 10.17 percent.

 

DeKalb County reports a total of 367 cases of COVID-19, with the most recent positive tests showing up in five patients in their late 40s to late 60s.

 

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.