Region sees 2 more COVID-19 deaths; Indiana leaps past 69,000 cases total | Latest Headlines
Total deaths included: Portage Township, 18, no change; Center Township, 15, no change; Westchester Township, six, no change; Liberty Township, one, no change; and Union Township, one, no change.
The Porter County Health Department listed four patients hospitalized and 1,010 people recovered as of Tuesday.
The Westville Correctional Facility on Monday had 201 inmates and 109 staff who had tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 197 inmates and 104 staff have recovered, according to the Indiana Department of Correction.
A total of 785,018 people in Indiana had been tested for coronavirus, with an 8.8% total positivity rate and 7.3% seven-day positivity rate, ISDH said.
The Region’s seven-day positivity rates included Jasper County, 11.8%, Newton County, 8.8%, Lake County, 7.2%, Porter County, 6.5%, and LaPorte County, 4.5%.
The seven-day positivity rates were reported between July 22 and 28, ISDH said.
ISDH reported 61,216 tested in Lake County, 16,407 in Porter County, 13,161 in LaPorte County, 3,450 in Jasper County, and 950 in Newton County.
New tests were reported between July 6 and Monday.
The Gary Health Department continues to offer COVID-19 testing at the health center, 1145 W. Fifth Ave., by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursday. No upfront payment is necessary, but guests are encouraged to bring any proof of insurance to the testing site. Doctors’ orders are not required.
