(Indianapolis, IN) - The number of COVID 19 cases is going back up in Indiana and Michigan.  Here in La Porte County, the number of people testing positive the past seven days is 8.4%, according to the latest statistics provided by the Indiana Department of Health.  The positivity rate has more than doubled from just a couple of weeks ago.  Cases are also in the rise in Berrien County.

Experts said fewer people are taking precautions against the virus because of a false sense developing when cases started bottoming out recently.