Region tallies 97 new COVID-19 cases, including 14 in Porter County | Local News
The Porter County Health Department on Thursday listed three patients hospitalized and 757 recovered, up from 706 recovered.
The Lake County Health Department no longer reports community totals on its website. However, case totals are available by ZIP code through the state health department’s website.
Lake County health officials said they would no longer report community totals on their website because they believed the data on ISDH’s website was more detailed. The state’s data does not reflect community death totals.
Of Lake County’s total confirmed cases, 439 were long-term care facility residents. Those residents accounted for 119 deaths, the county health department reported.
The East Chicago Health Department reported 588 cases earlier this week, the latest data available. Its death total was 14, no change.
Gary on Monday reported 866 positive COVID-19 cases and 59 deaths.
The Porter County Health Department reported the following community case totals Friday, with the majority of townships up slightly over the previous day: Portage Township, 349; Center Township, 258; Westchester Township, 75; Washington Township, 62; Union Township, 46; Liberty Township, 42; Porter Township, 29; Boone Township, 19; Morgan Township, 17; Pleasant Township, 16; Pine Township, seven; and Jackson Township, six.
