The latest report from the Indiana State Department of Health showed another increase of COVID-19 cases in our local counties.
There were a total of 196 cases reported in Marshall County on Saturday, an increase of 9 from Friday’s report. Starke County increased by another 3 cases to a total of 45 and Pulaski County reported 1 other case to bring that total to 51.
The numbers show a total amount of cases. Patients throughout the pandemic are in varying stages of fighting the virus and recovering from the virus.
Statewide, another 442 people have tested positive for COVID-19 with an additional 32 deaths from the previous day. Reports are provided based on when data is received by the Indiana State Department of Health and occurred over multiple days.
State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said she has been working with Northern Indiana leaders in looking at a spike in numbers in the Elkhart and Goshen areas. She noted that the Latino community is experiencing an increase but it is consistent with the number of testing being done. Marshall County Health Administrator Ashley Garcia commented on the MAX 98.3 FM morning show with Tony Ross that the minority population in Marshall County has also seen an uptick in cases which includes the Latino community.
