CODE ORANGE: Dubois County Officials Report 13 New COVID Cases Friday Morning

FROM LOCAL SOURCES

JASPER -- The Dubois County Health Department announced 13 new positive cases of COVID-19 Friday morning. 

That brings the total to 1125 positive cases of COVID-19 in Dubois County residents.

 *A person out of isolation and reporting feeling well. isolation

Dubois County has been elevated to a CODE ORANGE designation based on seven-day positivity rates.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON THE CODE ORANGE

Local health officials released the following statement....

"We are seeing high community spread of COVID-19 in Dubois County. We understand that stage 5 has removed some restrictions on the number of people allowed at group gatherings and special events. However, it is still essential to physically distance yourself from others and wear masks while participating in these activities. This increase in viral spread impacts our schools, healthcare facilities and the entire community.

The Dubois County Health Department is happy to answer any of our questions, however, we are currently having a high call volume. Answers to most of the questions we receive can be found on the CDC.gov or coronavirus.in.gov websites and we appreciate you referring to these sources before calling if possible. If you leave a message for us we will get back to you as soon as we can."

"Estamos viendo una alta propagación comunitaria de COVID-19 en el condado de Dubois. Entendemos que la etapa 5 ha eliminado algunas restricciones sobre la cantidad de personas permitidas en reuniones grupales y eventos especiales. Sin embargo, sigue siendo esencial distanciarse físicamente de los demás y usar máscaras mientras participa en estas actividades. Este aumento en la propagación viral afecta a nuestras escuelas, centros de salud y a toda la comunidad.

El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Dubois se complace en responder cualquiera de nuestras preguntas; sin embargo, actualmente tenemos un gran volumen de llamadas. Las respuestas a la mayoría de las preguntas que recibimos se pueden encontrar en los sitios web CDC.gov o coronavirus.in.gov y le agradecemos que consulte estas fuentes antes de llamar si es posible. Si nos deja un mensaje, nos comunicaremos con usted tan pronto como podamos."