Dubois County Once Again Has The Highest 7-Day COVID Positivity Rate in the State

BY: DAVID SHEPHERD, NEWS DIRECTOR

JASPER -- Dubois County has the highest COVID-19 positivity rate in the state after a surge in new cases were announced over the weekend.

Over the weekend, Dubois County hit a total of 700 cases since the pandemic began.  The county's current 7-day positivity rate stands at 17.2%, according to data released by the Indiana State Department of Health.

Of those 700 cases, 452 county residents have recovered; 12 have died.  When you do the math, it comes out to 236 active cases in  the county.