Dubois County Reports Over 100 New Cases of COVID-19 in Just Four Days, Officials Are Worried

BY: DAVID SHEPHERD, NEWS DIRECTOR

JASPER -- Two more Dubois County residents died from COVID-19 over the weekend, according to the state's COVID-19 Dashboard.

Officials also reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 in the county Sunday. The county has reported 112 new cases just in the last four days. Dubois County remains under a CODE ORANGE designation based on seven-day positivity rates.

"It is now more important than ever as we are very close to being placed in code RED," according to a written statement released late last week by the Health Department and other local officials.   "If that happens, the State of Indiana may request local authorities to take action in our county and we will risk falling back to an earlier stage."

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The statement went on to say, "This is a huge concern to us and should be to all Dubois County citizens.  While some of the reasons for this increase can be attributed to moving to Stage 5, this is not believed to be the full explanation. The health department continues to get complaints and concerns from our local citizens that people are not wearing masks or not wearing them properly and are not practicing physical distancing.  The State of Indiana is still under a mask mandate Executive Order 20-37.  Please remember masks are worn to protect those around you by minimizing your droplet spread.  Wear a mask and urge your friends and family to do same."

Pike County is reporting two new deaths and 8 new cases. Warrick County added 33 new cases Sunday; 15 in Daviess County; 10 in Orange County; Six new cases were reported in both Perry and Spencer Counties and Martin County added two to their total.

Crawford is the only county in our area that did not report new cases or new fatalities as of the latest update.

READ THE FULL STATEMENT FROM HEALTH AND LOCAL OFFICIALS BELOW....