State Health Commissioner, Dr. Christina Box, reported that Indiana has seen a third straight week with a drop in COVID cases. The State’s positivity rate has also fallen to under 10% for the first time in weeks. Box credited the new school mask incentive. She said that since was started, Hoosier schools have seen a decrease in close contacts, quarantines, and positive cases. However, Dr. Box says that the state’s hospitals are still stressed, the number of people hospitalized is greater than any time in the last two years.
Daviess County, has seen a drop in the positivity rate, but at 10.46% is still above the state average, and the number of new cases is still among the highest in the area. The latest report from the Daviess County Health Department shows 95 new cases since Tuesday, all unvaccinated. That number also includes 10 children under the age of 11.
