(Indianapolis, IN) - The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has topped 30-percent for the first time in La Porte County.

According to the Indiana Department of Health, the seven-day positivity rate in La Porte County now stands at 31.6 percent. Several other counties like Porter and Lake counties are also above 30 percent positivity.

The rate is 25-percent in St. Joseph County and 22-percent in Starke County. Marion County has the highest positivity rate in the state at 35-percent.

The lowest seven-day positivity rate is in the eastern part of the state in Jay County at 11.1 percent, according to the IDH.