Local COVID-19 Death Toll Continues to Rise as Daviess County Reports First Fatality

BY: DAVID SHEPHERD, NEWS DIRECTOR

AREA WIDE -- Officials in Daviess County have confirmed their first COVID-19 fatality.

No information is being released about the patient. 

Orange County has reported two fatalities related to the virus and there’s been a total of seven deaths at two nursing homes In Johnson and Lawrence Counties.

 Indiana is reporting total positive cases: 5,507.  Total deaths in Indiana: 173

New numbers will be released at 10 a.m.