TOP STORY OF THE DAY: COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, June 9, 2020

As of Monday, June 8, the number of positive COVID-19 cases remained at 53, according to information provided by Clay County Public Health Nurse Kim Hyatt.

DIST 7 Data - https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/

One person remains hospitalized, with the remaining cases in various stages of recovery, with 21 in self-isolation at home. There have been three deaths reported with the remaining patients reported as recovered.

https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/

In the Wabash Valley, the ISDH data shows Clay County is near the middle of the ranking for COVID-19 positive cases when considering neighboring counties in District 7.

The eight counties included are:

• VIGO - 196 Positive Cases among the 3,422 tested, with eight deaths.

• GREENE - 175 Positive Cases among the 1,241 tested, with 28 deaths.

https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/

• PUTNAM - 144 Positive Cases among the 1,677 tested, with seven deaths.

• CLAY - 53 Positive Cases among the 1,104 tested, with three deaths.

• SULLIVAN - 39 Positive Cases among the 976 tested, with one death.

https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/

• OWEN - 36 Positive Cases among the 929 tested, with one death.

• PARKE - 19 Positive Cases among the 475 tested, with no deaths reported.

• VERMILLION - 10 Positive Cases among the 422 tested, with no deaths reported.

https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/

The ISDH reports 37,623 positive cases among the 6.7 million Indiana residents, with 309,503 residents tested, and 2,135 deaths reported. The state’s data suggests of the Indiana residents tested, approximately 12.7 percent of Indiana residents are confirmed positive as of Thursday, June 4.

(The numbers are provisional, reflecting only the information published to the ISDH.)

Indiana residents whose deaths a physician listed COVID-19 as a contributing cause are diagnosed based on X-rays, scans, and other clinical symptoms with an absence of a COVID-19 test. There are none reported in Clay County at this time. However, the ISDH website shows 181 throughout the state.

https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US), there are 1,938,823 cases reported in the United States, with a total of 110,375 deaths. census.gov/popclock/world

The CDC and the World Health Organization have 6,931,000 diagnosed cases worldwide, with 400,857 deaths reported throughout the world.

According to the Population Clock generated by the US Census (census.gov/popclock/world), the current world population is estimated at 7.65 billion and increasing by a net gain of one person every 17-seconds. The US population is estimated at 329.7 million.

https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/

Information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html

Information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html

Information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html

Information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html