Starke County is the only county in the tri-county area in the red status on the Indiana Department of Health’s updated County Metrics Map. The red status is means there is a very high spread of COVID-19 in the county. Marshall County and Pulaski County are back in the orange status where the community spread of COVID-19 still remains an elevated concern.
The County Metrics Map showed the entire state either in the red status or orange status, but the majority of the red status counties are in the northern part of the state.
There were 4,732 new cases of COVID-19 in the state from December 13 to December 14 in Wednesday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. There were 65 new cases in Marshall County, 26 new cases in Starke County and nine new cases in Pulaski County.
Another 87 people in the state have died of COVID-19 from November 11 to December 14, including two people in Marshall County and one person in Pulaski County.
The adult and pediatric COVID-19 vaccines are free. Booster doses are also available for eligible residents. More information on vaccines and vaccination sites can be found at www.ourshot.in.gov, or by calling 211.
