Positivity rates
Below are the seven-day positivity rates for all tests in some of Indiana's counties which are home to large universities. Rates were last accessed at coronavirus.in.gov on Friday afternoon and represent the seven-day period ending Sept. 18.
Monroe — Indiana University Bloomington: 3.7%
Delaware — Ball State University, Muncie: 11.6%
St. Joseph — University of Notre Dame, South Bend: 6.2%
Tippecanoe — Pursue University, West Lafayette: 3.5%
Vigo — Indiana State University, Terre Haute: 7.6%
Preliminary reports from the state health department show that Monroe County’s positivity rate for all COVID-19 tests, which had declined between early September and early October after a peak, continues to rise. Statewide, however, the positivity rate increase is on a steeper climb.
Monroe County’s seven-day average for all tests from the period ending Oct. 16 was listed Friday as 3.7%. That’s up from 2.2% a week before.
On Friday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported on its online dashboard that a total of 110,927 tests had been administered to 50,834 individuals residing in Monroe County since Feb. 29. A total of 3,266 of those tests were positive, and 38 county residents have died.
A steady stream of daily new cases has been reported for county residents. Friday’s preliminary batch of 10 cases is the lowest daily number since mid-August. The dashboards for long-term care facilities and schools have shown few new cases for individuals in those settings in recent weeks. Those cases are self-reported by each facility.
Surrounding rural counties also have seen a rise in new cases. In Lawrence County, due to a recent rise in cases, one school district has reverted to a hybrid education plan and another has canceled the remainder of its football season. The state’s online dashboard shows a steep rise in new Lawrence County cases over the past week and a rising positivity rate. The seven-day rate for all tests for the period ending Oct. 16 is 10.5%.
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