(La Porte County, IN) - According to the numbers reported by the Indiana State Department of Health today, La Porte County has experienced a 95% increase in new confirmed COVID-19 cases this week, while the 7 day positivity rate climbs above 10% for the first time since the early days of the pandemic.  With the Positivity Rate crossing 10%, it's expected that the state will increase the COVID score for La Porte County from a 2.0 to a 2.5 when they revise the scores on Wednesday.  Here is an analysis of the current La Porte County numbers:

 

New Positive Cases:  The week of November 1st through November 7th by far marks the largest surge of confirmed Positive COVID-19 infections in the county of the Pandemic.  Four of the seven days set new records for Positive COVID-19 cases reported.  Overall, our 7-day moving average of New Positive Daily Cases has increased to an average of 72 new cases daily, for a total of 504 new confirmed infections over the past 7 days in La Porte County.  This is a 95% increase in weekly Positive cases over the prior week.  

 

Positive Test Rate (Positivity Rate):  The 7 Day Positive Test rate in La Porte County rose to 10.1% on November 1st from a moving average of 7.5% on October 1st.  This represents a 35% increase in the Positive Test rate over the past month.

 

Hospitalizations:  November 2nd set a new record for single day Hospital Admissions during the Pandemic, at 6 Hospitalizations on that day.   During the month of October, La Porte County reported 76 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 finished with 153% more Hospitalizations than the month of April. 

 

Deaths:  During October, La Porte County  set a record for COVID-19 deaths in a single month, with 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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