Dearborn Co. Moves To Orange Status For COVID-19 Spread

The Dearborn County Health Department has released its Morbidity & Mortality Report For Jan. 25-31.

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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, 524 county residents were tested for COVID-19 between January 25-31, down from 564 a week prior.

Of the tests performed, 330 came back negative while 194 were positive.

Dearborn County has moved to orange status on the Indiana State Department of Health’s color-coded map after several weeks of being in the red. The county's latest 7-day all tests positivity rate is at 14.19 percent, down from 16.38 percent a week prior week. 

According to the DCHD, 71 individuals age 51-80 tested positive for the virus over the past seven days, the most of any age group.

There were two COVID-19 related deaths reported in the county between January 25-31 

To date, Dearborn County has reported 5,059 positive cases, 20,548 tests, and 47 deaths.

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