Last Updated on September 29, 2021 by Cass County Online
The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays.
On Sept. 29, 2021, Cass County stayed in orange for the eighth week, with 289 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, down from 366 last week, and a 7-day all tests positivity rate of 10.12%, down from 13.12% last Wednesday. You can see the map at coronavirus.in.gov.(Get more info on the County Metrics Map and Guidelines here – PDF)
The state’s blue metric, which indicates minimal community spread, for weekly cases per 100,000 residents is less than 10 new cases, and a 7-day all-tests positivity rate of less than 5%.
Cass County is still over the red threshold of 200 weekly cases per 100,000 residents and still in the orange threshold of positivity rate of 10-14.9%.
Fulton County stayed in red again this week with 405 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, down from 715, and a 7-day positivity rate of 17.36%, up from 15.6%.
Pulaski County also moved to red, with 696 weekly cases per 100,000 residents and a 7-day positivity rate of 18.62%, up from 15.6%.
The Indiana Department of Health’s county metrics map uses data as of the previous Sunday (Sept 26).
On the CDC’s COVID-19 transmission map, Indiana counties are in red, which indicates high transmission.
(Source: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view)
The state and the CDC track different timeframes for case rates and positivity rates which are used to estimate the level of transmission.
The CDC shows a weekly case rate of 246.76 per 100,000 for Sept. 20-26 down from 360.85 per 100,000 for last week, and a 7-day positivity rate of 12.38% for Sept. 13-19.
The Indiana Department of Health reports the 7-day positivity rate each day based on data that lags by 7 days. On Wednesday, Sept. 22, they reported a positivity rate for individuals of 9.4% for Sept. 16-22, up just slightly from 12.9% for Sept. 2-8.
The Cass County Health Department’s testing and vaccination center is located at 1616 Smith Street in Logansport. They request that appointments be made for both testing and vaccinations due to recent increases for both.
To find testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
Hoosiers age 12 and older can receive a COVID-19 vaccine; individuals younger than age 18 are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine only. To find a vaccination clinic near you, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accepted at most sites.
The CDC reports that as of Sept. 29, 2021, 39.1% of the total population in Cass County, or 14,740 individuals, are fully vaccinated. This is up from 38.5% and 14,524 last Wednesday. (SOURCE: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view)
That includes 45.9% of those 12 and older; 48.3% of those 18 and older and 72.9% of those 65 and older.
16,350 individuals, or 43.4% of the total population of Cass County have received at least one dose, up from 16,144 and 42.8% last week