MUNCIE — The latest county rankings for the spread of COVID-19 were not good news for those hoping for numbers to decrease before the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
In fact, the numbers are getting far worse here in East Central Indiana.
The Indiana State Health Department releases a color-coded map on a weekly basis, placing counties in four categories for spread. The latest update put 74 of Indiana's 92 counties in the orange category, the second-worst rating.
Seventeen Indiana counties are in red, the worst rating, including several in East Central Indiana.
Two statistics help determine the county ranking. They are cases per 100,000 residents and positivity rate based on testing results. To classify as red, counties must have above 200 cases per 100,000 and a positivity rate of over 15%.
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