DCHD Releases COVID-19 Morbidity & Mortality Report For August 21-27

If you are interested in getting tested at the Dearborn Adult Center, you may schedule an appointment online.

(Dearborn Co., Ind.) - The Dearborn County Health Department released a Morbidity and Mortality Report for the week of August 21 through August 27. The numbers reported include those tested with results. 

Testing for Dearborn County residents has decreased by 275 residents, 44% total, since the previous week. 

357 Dearborn County residents were tested for COVID-19 this past week. Testing for these residents was received from Highpoint Health, Indiana State Department of Health, Bethesda North, Mercy Health, Urgent Care Lawrenceburg, and LHI. 

Of the these 357 residents tested, 16 tests came back positive while 341 were negative. The numbers from this past week drop the positivity rate to 4% in Dearborn County. 

There were no COVID-19 related deaths recorded in Dearborn County for the week of August 21 through August 27.

To date, Dearborn County has seen a total of 7,470 residents tested with 564 positive cases. 

There have been 28 reported COVID-19 related deaths. Of these deaths, 1 was between the ages of 60-69, 1 between the ages of 70-79, 16 were between the ages of 80-89, 8 between 90-99, and 2 were 100 years old or older. Looking further, 17 females and 11 males succumbed to their fight with the coronavirus. 

If you are interested in getting tested at the Dearborn Adult Center, you may schedule an appointment online

For more information on local and state numbers, visit https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/.

 

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