6/10/2023 0 Comments Isdh dashboard![]() ![]() ![]() The state dashboard's map now displays Gibson County in orange, which means the state has flagged the county as a concern. "Some studies have shown that the most heavily vaccinated individuals respond to new threats much better than individuals lacking a history of vaccination," said the statement signed by health department and local hospital officials. The Vanderburgh County Health Department buttressed the warning by issuing a news release Thursday morning emphatically denying what it called an "urban myth" that the flu vaccine reduces a person's ability to fight COVID-19. Local medical and health officials convened last week to warn the public that COVID-19 remains a serious threat despite Indiana moving to Stage 5, the final phase of reopening, Saturday.Īmong their warnings: Get your flu shot now, if possible. The "all tests" positivity rate was 4.3% cumulatively and 5.0% over the same seven-day period.Ī total of 45,303 individuals in Vanderburgh County have been tested for COVID-19 since March 11, with 64,889 total tests administered. The "unique individuals" positivity rate for Vanderburgh Tuesday was reported to be 8.5% cumulatively, and the seven-day rate, covering Sept. The ISDH dashboard now offers four separate figures for positivity rates - the percentage of people tested who come up positive for COVID-19. More: Some Evansville families adjust, others struggle as EVSC Virtual Academy irons out issues More: Election officials expect influx of mailed ballots party chairs' approach differs More: COVID-19 takes lives of Vanderburgh, Warrick County residents in the prime of life More: EVSC town hall: Superintendent 'very confident' COVID-19 hasn't spread through schools On May 21 - when Vanderburgh County had just 228 COVID-19 cases in all - just 3 percent of cases involved individuals 19 or younger. Some area schools or entire districts have closed in-school instruction temporarily due to rising COVID-19 cases, including Memorial High School last week and all of the North Posey Schools district this week and Princeton Community High School for the remainder of the week. That is significantly higher than the state's proportion of cases in the 0-19 age bracket, which rests at 13.1 percent. The school-age demographic of children age 0-19 comprises 14.7% of all cases locally. The percentage of all COVID-19 cases attributable to school-age individuals has risen since Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation's return. The reopening of schools also seems to be a significant factor. The 20-29 age group represents by far the largest demographic of COVID-19 cases in Vanderburgh County, at 24.3 percent of the total - although that number has been dropping recently. The Vanderburgh County Health Department and local government officials have attributed much of the recent spike in cases to Labor Day weekend, noting increases also were observed after Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. There have been five deaths in Gibson County. Vanderburgh County has recorded 31 deaths attributable to COVID-19. There have now been 3,842 cases of the novel coronavirus here since the first known case emerged on March 19. No new deaths were reported Tuesday in Vanderburgh County. On Friday, 73 new cases were reported, breaking the one-day record just nine days ago, Vanderburgh County registered 70 new cases. ![]() The new number comes after some of the highest single-day totals since the pandemic began. Vanderburgh County reported 61 new positive cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, according to the ISDH dashboard. By Courier & Press count, there have now been eight deaths at Woodmont. ![]() The reports bring Warrick County's total of coronavirus-related deaths to 46, including 43 that have registered on the Indiana State Department of Health's statewide dashboard of cases. The third new death involved a 93-year-old woman. Those two were women, 91 and 88, Seaton said by text. Today, Seaton reported three additional deaths among elderly individuals, including two more from Woodmont Health nursing home in Boonville. Warrick County also reported a new death on the ISDH dashboard Tuesday, but Coroner Sarah Seaton said that is one of the three deaths from Woodmont Health nursing home in Boonville she reported over the past weekend. The Courier & Press has reached out to Posey County Health Officer Dr. The death report appeared on the Indiana State Department of Health's statewide dashboard of positive cases. Posey County on Tuesday reported its first death due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. Watch Video: Trump announces plan to distribute 150M rapid coronavirus testsĮVANSVILLE, Ind. ![]()
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