UPDATED: Local data for COVID-19 remains stable at 56 positive cases for two weeks, deaths at 4

UPDATED at noon Tuesday, June 23, 20

Clay County now has four deaths from COVID-19.

Clay County Health Nurse Kim Hyatt confirmed the fourth death was updated on the Indiana State Department of Health website Tuesday.

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The local COVID-19 data had remained stable for two weeks at 56. Hyatt confirmed two Clay County residents are hospitalized due to COVID-19, but the remaining cases have either recovered or are in self-isolation.

Three other deaths were reported since the first positive case in the county was announced Saturday, March 28. Further details are not available due to the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Clay County has remained stable for two weeks at 56.

Clay County Health Nurse Kim Hyatt confirmed Monday two Clay County residents are hospitalized due to COVID-19, but the remaining cases have either recovered or are in self-isolation.

Three deaths have been reported since the first positive Clay County case was announced Saturday, March 28. Further details are not available due to the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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The ISDH reported 7,317 new tests performed in 24 hours (June 19-21), with 277 new positive results, and 13 deaths throughout the state.

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.

COVID-19 Data for the eight counties includes:

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• VIGO - 212 Positive Cases among the 5,365 tested, with eight deaths.

• GREENE - 184 Positive Cases among the 1,725 tested, with 29 deaths.

• PUTNAM - 159 Positive Cases among the 2,121 tested, with eight deaths.

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• CLAY - 56 Positive Cases among the 1,454 tested, with three deaths.

• SULLIVAN - 41 Positive Cases among the 1,355tested, with one death.

• OWEN - 40 Positive Cases among the 1,255 tested, with one death.

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• PARKE - 20 Positive Cases among the 666 tested, with no deaths reported.

• VERMILLION - 13 Positive Cases among the 574 tested, with no deaths reported.

The ISDH reports 42,633 positive cases among the 6.7 million Indiana residents, with 418,916 residents tested, and 2,363 deaths reported. The state’s data suggests of the Indiana residents tested, approximately 10.2 percent of Indiana residents are confirmed positive as of Monday, June 22. (The numbers are provisional, reflecting only the information published to the ISDH.)

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Indiana residents whose physician listed their death with COVID-19 as a contributing cause, a total of 190, are diagnosed based on X-rays, scans, and other clinical symptoms with an absence of a COVID-19 test.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US), there are 2,275,645 cases reported in the United States, with a total of 119,923 deaths.

The CDC and the World Health Organization report 8,860,331 diagnosed cases worldwide, with 465,740 deaths.

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