Last Updated on August 10, 2022 by Cass County Online
The Indiana Department of Health updates COVID-19 county metrics and advisory levels on Wednesdays.
On. Dec. 15, for the second week, Cass County stayed in red, which indicates very high positivity and community spread of COVID-19.
This week, ISDH reported 541 weekly cases per 100,000 residents, down from 607 last week, and a 7-day all tests positivity rate of 16.23%, down from 16.59% last week. You can see the map at coronavirus.in.gov. (Get more info on the County Metrics Map and Guidelines here – PDF)
Cass County is in the red threshold of 200 or more weekly cases per 100,000 residents and in the red threshold of positivity rate of 15% or greater.
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%.
The Indiana Department of Health’s county metrics map uses data as of the previous Sunday (Dec. 12).
On the CDC’s COVID-19 transmission map, Indiana counties are in red, which indicates high transmission. The CDC reports a 17.89% positivity rate for Cass County for Dec. 6-12, 2021, down from 23.05% for Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2021.
(Source: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view)
VACCINATION & TESTING
To find testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
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.
According to the ISDH vaccine dashboard, 16,417 individuals in Cass County are fully vaccinated. ISDH reports that in Indiana, 3,510,140 individuals are fully-vaccinated. (SOURCE: https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine/2680.htm)
The CDC reports that as of Dec. 15, 2021, 42.7% of the total population in Cass County, or 16,076 individuals, are fully vaccinated. (SOURCE: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view)
That includes 45.4% of those age 5 and older, 49.9% of those 12 and older; 52.3% of those 18 and older and 74.3% of those 65 and older.
17,811 individuals, or 47.3% of the total population of Cass County have received at least one dose.