October 22, 2021 at 4:36 a.m.
Jay orange for 10th straight week
County has had six COVID-19 deaths thus far in October
Jay orange for 10th straight week
It’s now 10 consecutive weeks at high risk.
Jay County was rated “orange” (high risk for the spread of coronavirus) for the 10th week in a row in Wednesday’s update from Indiana State Department of Health.
The local risk level has been at orange since mid-August. It had been “blue” (low risk) for 10 consecutive weeks from the late spring through mid-summer, was “yellow” (moderate risk) for the first full week of August and has been orange ever since.
Jay County saw its numbers go down this week in both metrics the state uses to determine risk levels. Its cases per 100,000 residents came in at 298, down from 393 a week earlier. Its seven-day positivity rate of 10.74% was down more than three percentage points from last week’s 14%.
Still the county is averaging more than nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 per day. It is on pace for 283 this month, which would surpass the October 2020 total of 221.
Jay County’s death total for the pandemic is now at 45. Six of those have come this month.
Blackford County was one of four in Indiana to be rated “red” (extreme risk) this week. It had 484 cases per 100,000 residents and a seven-day positivity rate of 16.26%.
Wells, Adams and Randolph counties joined Jay County among the 57 rated orange this week. Delaware County was yellow along with 30 other counties.
Hospitalizations continued to come down a bit as District 6, which includes Jay County, had 177 as of Wednesday. The total peaked at 391 in September. The number had hovered around 40 in July.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that vaccination continues to be the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Clinics in Jay County are available at Jay County Health Department, Walgreens in Portland and CVS in both Portland and Dunkirk.
Jay County continues to rank sixth-lowest in vaccination rate among Indiana’s 92 counties. According to the CDC, 41.9% of those 12 and older in the county have been vaccinated.
The CDC also recommends wearing a mask indoors for those who are in an area of “substantial or high transmission,” which includes Jay County.
Coronavirus is mainly spread through droplets or particles from an infected person coughing, sneezing, talking or breathing. The virus causes a range of symptoms, including fever and shortness of breath, which can appear up to 14 days after exposure.
Jay County was rated “orange” (high risk for the spread of coronavirus) for the 10th week in a row in Wednesday’s update from Indiana State Department of Health.
The local risk level has been at orange since mid-August. It had been “blue” (low risk) for 10 consecutive weeks from the late spring through mid-summer, was “yellow” (moderate risk) for the first full week of August and has been orange ever since.
Jay County saw its numbers go down this week in both metrics the state uses to determine risk levels. Its cases per 100,000 residents came in at 298, down from 393 a week earlier. Its seven-day positivity rate of 10.74% was down more than three percentage points from last week’s 14%.
Still the county is averaging more than nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 per day. It is on pace for 283 this month, which would surpass the October 2020 total of 221.
Jay County’s death total for the pandemic is now at 45. Six of those have come this month.
Blackford County was one of four in Indiana to be rated “red” (extreme risk) this week. It had 484 cases per 100,000 residents and a seven-day positivity rate of 16.26%.
Wells, Adams and Randolph counties joined Jay County among the 57 rated orange this week. Delaware County was yellow along with 30 other counties.
Hospitalizations continued to come down a bit as District 6, which includes Jay County, had 177 as of Wednesday. The total peaked at 391 in September. The number had hovered around 40 in July.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that vaccination continues to be the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Clinics in Jay County are available at Jay County Health Department, Walgreens in Portland and CVS in both Portland and Dunkirk.
Jay County continues to rank sixth-lowest in vaccination rate among Indiana’s 92 counties. According to the CDC, 41.9% of those 12 and older in the county have been vaccinated.
The CDC also recommends wearing a mask indoors for those who are in an area of “substantial or high transmission,” which includes Jay County.
Coronavirus is mainly spread through droplets or particles from an infected person coughing, sneezing, talking or breathing. The virus causes a range of symptoms, including fever and shortness of breath, which can appear up to 14 days after exposure.
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