Wayne County's hepatitis A numbers don't seem to be slowing down

While new cases of the virus have generally appeared to stagnate in most of Indiana, Wayne County has seen a steady, rapid increase in reported incidents in recent weeks. 

The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported Wayne County has seen 60 total cases reported since the start of the year, up from the 45 reported last week. The county accounted for 15 of the 29 newly-reported cases in that span, according to the state.

The spike was the largest one-week jump in reported cases for the county since the outbreak began.

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Unlike other areas that have been hit hard by hepatitis A, vaccinations and other efforts to stem spread of the disease have not seemed to have an impact on the local health environment.