September 16, 2021 at 4:55 p.m.
County remains high risk
Vaccination level remains sixth-lowest in Indiana
County remains high risk
High risk. Again.
Jay County was rated “orange” (high risk for the spread of coronavirus) for the fifth straight week in Wednesday’s update from Indiana State Department of Health.
It marked the fifth consecutive week that the county has been rated high risk. That’s the longest stretch of being at high or severe risk since December.
The local numbers in the statistics the state uses to determine coronavirus risk levels both went down for the second week in a row, but were both still well above the thresholds to keep the county at the high risk level.
Jay County’s cases per 100,000 residents totaled 332, down from 401 last week. (The recent high was 562 early this month.) It’s seven-day positivity rate was 9.12%, down from 11.93%. (Its recent peak was just under 15% in August.)
Of the state’s 92 counties, 69 were rated orange. Twenty-two were rated “red” (extreme risk) and only one — Porter County in northwest Indiana — was rated “yellow” (moderate risk). Each of the counties adjacent to Jay were also rated high risk.
Jay County has 171 cases thus far this month, already more than double the total from September 2020 and on pace to surpass the 273 cases recorded last month.
The vaccination rate for Jay County remains sixth-lowest among the state’s 92 counties.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers show 39.3% of Jay County residents 12 and older have been fully vaccinated.
The CDC recommends vaccination as the best way to prevent illness and spread of COVID-19.
Vaccination clinics in Jay County are available at Jay County Health Department, Walgreens in Portland and CVS in both Portland and Dunkirk.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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 respiratory 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 two to 14 days after exposure.
Jay County was rated “orange” (high risk for the spread of coronavirus) for the fifth straight week in Wednesday’s update from Indiana State Department of Health.
It marked the fifth consecutive week that the county has been rated high risk. That’s the longest stretch of being at high or severe risk since December.
The local numbers in the statistics the state uses to determine coronavirus risk levels both went down for the second week in a row, but were both still well above the thresholds to keep the county at the high risk level.
Jay County’s cases per 100,000 residents totaled 332, down from 401 last week. (The recent high was 562 early this month.) It’s seven-day positivity rate was 9.12%, down from 11.93%. (Its recent peak was just under 15% in August.)
Of the state’s 92 counties, 69 were rated orange. Twenty-two were rated “red” (extreme risk) and only one — Porter County in northwest Indiana — was rated “yellow” (moderate risk). Each of the counties adjacent to Jay were also rated high risk.
Jay County has 171 cases thus far this month, already more than double the total from September 2020 and on pace to surpass the 273 cases recorded last month.
The vaccination rate for Jay County remains sixth-lowest among the state’s 92 counties.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers show 39.3% of Jay County residents 12 and older have been fully vaccinated.
The CDC recommends vaccination as the best way to prevent illness and spread of COVID-19.
Vaccination clinics in Jay County are available at Jay County Health Department, Walgreens in Portland and CVS in both Portland and Dunkirk.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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 respiratory 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 two to 14 days after exposure.
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