(La Porte County, IN) - While COVID-19 numbers are escalating across the state and the nation, La Porte County is proving that it's not immune from the Pandemic.  Yesterday, La Porte County set a new record for the number of Positive COVID-19 cases reported in a single day.  When the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) released their numbers today, we learned that 142 county residents received Positive results yesterday, toping the previous high of 100 cases, set earlier this month on November 3rd.

 

Cornonvirus Positive Cases has been steadily on the rise since September 23rd, when the 7-day average of new Positive Cases was 8 per day.  As of November 13th, this average has increased to 89 new Positive Cases daily.

 

Hospitizations have also been on a steady rise in La Porte County.  HTNN reported this week (link here) that the major hospitals in La Porte, Porter, and Starke County's are at or near capacity, putting a significant strain on their Health systems.  During the first 7 days of November alone, the ISDH reports 29 new COVID-19 related Hospitalizations in La Porte County. 

 

COVID Deaths are also on the rise in La Porte County.  During the 7 day period between November 4th and November 10th, families in La Porte County suffered from fourteen COVID-19 deaths.  This is the first time during the Pandemic that we've averaged more than a death a day from the virus. 

 

Stay tuned to 96.7 The Eagle and HometownNewsNow.com as we continue to report on the local impact of COVID-19 in La Porte County.