Elkhart County’s coronavirus risk status was lowered from red to orange Jan. 6 based on its falling seven-day average positivity rate, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.
For a county to be given the orange color code, it must have under 200 weekly cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents or a seven-day all-test positivity rate under 15 percent. Elkhart County’s numbers were 310 new cases per 100,000 residents and a 14.72 percent positive test rate. The county had been in the red status since Dec. 9.
Elkhart County Health Department spokeswoman Melanie Sizemore told Elkhart Truth that she is hopeful the county continues a downward trend, but data shows the county’s risk assessment could rise to red again if the community does not do its part by following mandates and safety restrictions.
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