BREAKING: 44 New COVID Cases in Dubois County Over a Three-Day Period

BY: DAVID SHEPHERD, NEWS DIRECTOR

JASPER --  Local COVID-19 numbers spiked again over the weekend here at home.

The Dubois County Health Department is reporting 44 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Dubois County, as of Monday morning.  (Saturday 15 cases, Sunday 21 cases, Monday 8 cases).

That brings the total to 558 positive cases of COVID-19 in Dubois County residents since the pandemic began.

Of those cases, 314 have recovered; 11 others have died.  When you do the math, it comes out to 233 active cases in the county (that number was 158 last Monday)

Governor Holcomb's statewide mask mandate took effect today.  CLICK HERE to read more on that.