(La Porte County, IN) - October was a record setting month in La Porte County for COVID-19 Infections, Hospitalizations and Deaths, according to the numbers reported by the Indiana State Department of Heath.  Here is an analysis of the current numbers:

 

New Positive Cases:  Wednesday, October 29th, a record of 73 New Positive Cases was recorded in La Porte County.  The previous high was recorded near the beginning of the Pandemic when 69 New Cases were recorded in La Porte County on April 15th.  Overall, our 7-day moving average of New Positive Daily Cases is at 38, for a total of 266 new confirmed infections over the past 7 days in La Porte County.  

 

Positive Test Rate (Positivity Rate):  The Positive Test rate in La Porte County rose to 9.6% on

October 25th from a moving average of 5.7% on September 25th.  This represents a 68% increase in the Positive Test rate over the past month.

 

Hospitalizations:  From October 1st through October 25th, La Porte County reported 62 new Hospitalizations from COVID-19, the highest level of Hospitalizations in La Porte County since the beginning of the Pandemic.  Prior to October, the previous record for Hospitalizations was April with 30 Hospitalizations during that month.   October will finished with more than twice as many Hospitalizations. 

 

Deaths:  During the October, La Porte County will set a record for COVID-19 deaths in a single month, currently reported at 23 COVID-19 related deaths.  That's nearly twice as many deaths as September, which had a COVID-19 death count of 12 in La Porte County.  The previous record month was May with 16 deaths.  

 

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