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No additional deaths in Porter County on Monday and only 89 new cases

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After deadline on Monday, the Porter County Health Department (PCHD reported 89 new COVID-19 cases over the previous 24 hours (177 new cases on Sunday), to bring the total so far to 11,651.

Deaths

PCHD reported no additional deaths on Monday.

To date, 156 Porter County residents have lost their lives to COVID-19. Deaths by township: in Duneland, 15 Liberty residents; 10 Westchester; and three Jackson. Outside of Duneland: 66 Center residents; 52 Portage; seven Union; one Boone; and one Washington; and one Pleasant.

Deaths by demographic: five in the 40-49; 12 in the 50-59; 21 in the 60-69; 35 in the 70-79; 47 in the 80-89; and 36 in the 90-and-over.

Hospitalizations

PCHD also reported 27 hospitalizations on Monday, down from 29 on Sunday.

Of Monday’s 27 hospitalizations, six were residents of long term care facilities (LTCFs).

LTCFs

Of the new cases reported on Monday, only one was a resident of a long term care facility, to bring the total so far to 520, up from 519 on Sunday.

Of those cases, six were hospitalized on Monday, unchanged from Sunday; 406 have recovered, up from 400 on Sunday; and 90 have died, unchanged from Sunday.

As of Monday, there were 24 active COVID-19 cases in Porter County LTCFs, down from 29 on Sunday.

Active Cases

PCHD reported 10,232 recoveries on Monday, up from 9,516 on Sunday.

Total active cases in Porter County as of Monday, after subtracting the 10,232 recoveries and 156 deaths: 1,352, down from 1,979 on Sunday.

Other Indicators

-- New cases per 100,000 residents as of Monday: 556 (566 on Sunday; 502 on Dec. 14).

-- Unique-individual positivity rate as of Dec. 13: 20.9 percent (22.2 percent on Dec. 12; 24.5 percent on Dec. 6).

-- All-test positivity rate as of Dec. 13: 9.7 percent (10.5 percent on Dec. 12; 12.7 percent on Dec. 6). Note: both positivity rates lag up to eight days due to Indiana State Department of Health reporting methods.

Duneland Cases by Township

-- Westchester: 1,360 cases (1,345 on Sunday). Active cases: 168 (237 on Sunday).

-- Liberty: 683 cases (673). Active cases: 86 (109)

-- Jackson: 231 cases (231). Active cases: 19 (33).

-- Pine: 64 cases (64). Active cases: 12 (17).

Other Townships

-- Portage: 3,627 cases (3,609 on Sunday). Active cases: 356 (538 on Sunday).

-- Center: 3,429 (3,403). Active cases: 413 (594).

-- Washington: 386 cases (383). Active cases: 44 (68).

-- Union: 661 cases (657). Active cases: 86 (139).

-- Boone: 395 cases (388). Active cases: 56 (84).

-- Pleasant: 219 cases (218). Active cases: 41 (58).

-- Morgan: 300 cases (299). Active cases 40 (49).

-- Porter: 385 cases (381). Active cases: 31 (53).

 

 

 

Posted 12/22/20

 
 
 
 

 

 

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