State records 18 new Covid-19 cases
Thursday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported 18 new cases of Covid-19 in Dubois County.
This brings the total number of cases up to 5,622 since the pandemic began. Additionally, 82 residents have died.
The Indiana State Department of Health has moved Dubois County’s weekly score to “Orange”. However, the county still remains in the “RED” advisory level requirements.
On November 13, 2020, Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-48 that introduced county level measures and restrictions based on each county’s color.
Whenever a county’s metric/score rises to a higher color category, that county is moved to a more restrictive advisory level. When a county meets the metric/score of a less restrictive color category, it must remain in the less restrictive color for two consecutive weeks to be allowed to move down to the lower advisory level.
For this reason, a county’s advisory level can be different than its current weekly score. You can see each of these maps on the IDOH dashboard by selecting “Advisory Level” or “Weekly Score” from the map filter dropdown box.
Each Wednesday, the state updates county designations based on a formula that includes the number of weekly cases per 100,000 residents and the percentage of positive tests.
The number of cases per 100,000 is still above the threshold for orange — 294 and it must be below 200 to be considered orange — and if the percentage of positives were to increase to 15 percent over the next week, the county will likely remain in the red designation.
The county is hosting another mass vaccination event this Saturday at the Jasper Middle School. Details here https://duboiscountyfreepress.com/health-dept-hosting-covid-19-vaccination-clinic-at-jms/
Testing information.
Testing is available through Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center with a referral.
Additionally, a testing site is located at the former Ruxer Golf Course for anyone wanting a test. To Register for an appointment at scheduling.coronavirus.in.gov. You will have to click “I don’t have an invitation code”.
