In northeast Indiana, there have been about 36,727 residents over age 60 fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Earlier this week, the Indiana Department of Health opened up the COVID-19 vaccine to those between the ages of 60 and 69.
They joined those older, as well as first responders and health care workers among those getting the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.
On Thursday, three new deaths due to the illness were reported, but area positivity rates for the past 7-days held steady at about 6 percent.
There are 82 residents of northeast Indiana hospitalized with COVID-19.
Statewide, the 7-day positivity rate is at 4.1 percent, and there are 40 counties in the “blue” for the spread of the illness. “Blue” represents the state’s most favorable rating for spread, based on 7-day positivity rates and cases per 100,000 residents.
Three area counties are in the “blue”--Kosciusko, LaGrange and Adams counties. Only Whitley and Huntington counties are in the “orange,” the state’s second-worst rating.
All other area counties are in the “yellow,” the middle rating.
Across Indiana, there are 889 individuals hospitalized with the illness, the lowest number since Sept. 24.
Northeast Indiana totals:
- Adams County: 8 new cases for 3,215 total. No new deaths for 49 total. 7-day positivity rate at 4.2%.
- Allen County: 51 new cases for 35,750 total. No new deaths for 632 total. 7-day positivity rate at 6.1%.
- DeKalb County: 12 new cases for 3,876 total. No new deaths for 75 total. 7-day positivity rate at 9.1%.
- Huntington County: 21 new cases for 3,412 total. No new deaths for 76 total. 7-day positivity rate at 5.4%.
- Kosciusko County: 11 new cases for 8,529 total. 1 new death for 108 total. 7-day positivity rate at 3.2%.
- LaGrange County: 3 new cases for 2,405 total. No new deaths for 70 total. 7-day positivity rate at 3.8%.
- Noble County: 6 new cases for 5,081 total. No new deaths for 76 total. 7-day positivity rate at 5.7%.
- Steuben County: 8 new cases for 3,371 total. No new deaths 55 total. 7-day positivity rate 10.5%.
- Wabash County: 3 new cases for 3,297 total. 1 new death for 76 total. 7-day positivity rate at 2.7%.
- Wells County: 6 new cases for 2,565 total. No new deaths for 74 total. 7-day positivity rate at 8.1%.
- Whitley County: 6 new cases for 3,478 total. No new deaths for 35 total. 7-day positivity rate at 8.9%.
Sources include the Indiana Department of Health and local health department data.
