Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

More COVID-19 Deaths Reported Over Holiday Weekend

Screenshot of Indiana Department of Health

Nineteen new deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Allen County since July 1, due to a delay in reporting.

That brings the total to 129 Allen County residents who have succumbed to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and 2,790 residents have tested positive.

LaGrange County saw two additional deaths reported over the holiday weekend, bringing the total to eight. Four-hundred and seventy residents have tested positive for the illness.

Noble County has 478 positive tests. Kosciusko County is now up to 546 cases, according to the Indiana Department of Health.

The state positive test rate is holding steady at about 9 percent. State hospital admissions due to COVID-19 stand at about 630.

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.