Dubois County Lowered to Yellow COVID Advisory as Cases Drop Statewide

Dubois Co. - In Wednesday's Indiana Department of Health Advisory Map update, Dubois County, along with many Indiana counties, saw decreasing COVID-19 advisories.

At both the county and state level, Coronavirus numbers have sharply declined from a January peak fueled by the Omicron variant. In Dubois County, only four cases and zero deaths were recorded in Wednesday's update. In mid-January, the county had a seven-day period averaging 130 cases per day, including a single day peak of 184 cases.

Dubois County has not seen a double-digit single-day total since February 22nd. With metrics dropping to 93 cases per 100,000 residents and a positivity percentage south of 10%, the county has been lowered to a Yellow Advisory.

In Southwestern Indiana the following counties are under these current advisories:

Red (Highest): None

Orange: Warrick, Gibson

Yellow: Dubois, Crawford, Daviess, Knox, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh

Blue (Lowest): Greene, Lawrence, Martin

Statewide on Wednesday, Indiana reported 452 new COVID-19 cases and 47 deaths attributed to the virus.

Zero Indiana counties are currently under a Red Advisory.