18 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Dubois County Friday Morning

FROM LOCAL SOURCES

JASPER -- The Dubois County Health Department is reporting 18 new positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the county as of Friday morning. 

That brings the total to 605 positive cases of COVID-19 in Dubois County residents since the pandemic began.

When you do the math, it comes out to 245 active cases in the county.

 *A person out of isolation and reporting feeling well

New numbers from the state show Dubois County had the second highest positivity rate in the state over the last seven-day period.

That rate currently stands at 23.2%.  The state average is just 8.9%

The only county with a rate higher than ours is LaGrange County in the northern part of the state.  They posted a 23.7% positivity rate.