Marshall, Starke and Pulaski Counties remain in the orange status on the Indiana Department of Health’s updated County Metrics Map. The orange status indicates a high spread of COVID-19.
LaGrange and Grant Counties are the only counties in the state in the red status this week while Fayette County is the only county in the blue status. The rest of the counties are in areas where there is a moderate-to-high community spread of COVID-19.
There were 2,024 new cases of COVID-19 in Wednesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. There were 33 new cases in Marshall County, 13 new cases in Starke County and 10 new cases in Pulaski County.
Another 53 people in the state have died of COVID-19 from August 25 to November 2, including one person in Marshall County.
In the updated long-term care facility report, there were 106 new resident cases of COVID-19 in the state from December 6, 2020 to October 26, 2021, and 21 resident deaths from December 17, 2020 to November 1, 2021.
The COVID-19 vaccine is free to residents 12 and older. The pediatric COVID-19 vaccine is available for free to children age 5 to 11 with appointments beginning Thursday, November 4. More information can be found at www.ourshot.in.gov or by calling 211.
