Dearborn County remains in red status for COVID-19 spread.
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(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - The Dearborn County Health Department has released its latest COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality Report.
According to the report, 564 county residents were tested for COVID-19 between January 18-24, down from 624 a week prior.
Of the tests performed, 312 came back negative while 252 were positive.
Dearborn County remains in red status on the Indiana State Department of Health’s color-coded map with a 7-day all tests positivity rate of 16.38 percent, down from 17.84 percent a week prior week.
According to the DCHD, 86 individuals age 51-80 tested positive for the virus over the past seven days, the most of any age group.
There was one COVID-19 related deaths reported in the county between January 18-24.
To date, Dearborn County has reported 4,865 positive cases, 20,024 tests, and 45 deaths.
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