DCHD: COVID-19 Morbidity & Mortality Report For July 31-August 6

If you are interested in getting tested at the Dearborn Adult Center, you may schedule an appointment online.

(Dearborn County, Ind.) - The Dearborn County Health Department released a Morbidity and Mortality Report for the week of July 31 through August 6. The numbers reported include those tested with results. 

531 Dearborn County residents were tested for COVID-19 this past week. Testing for these residents was received from Highpoint Health, Indiana State Department of Health, Bethesda North, Mercy Health, Urgent Care Lawrenceburg, and LHI. 

Of the these 531 residents tested, 38 tests came back positive while 493 were negative. This about a 50 percent drop in positive cases from the previous week. There were 1 COVID-19 related deaths recorded in Dearborn County for the week of July 31 through August 6.

Additionally, no Dearborn County inmates or government employees tested positive during this time period. 

To date, Dearborn County has seen a total of 6,026 residents tested with 479 positive cases and 27 COVID-19 related deaths. Of the reported deaths, 1 was between the ages of 60-69, 1 between the ages of 70-79, 16 were between the ages of 80-89, 8 between 90-99, and 2 were 100 years old or older. Looking further, 17 females and 11 males succumbed to their fight with the coronavirus. 

If you are interested in getting tested at the Dearborn Adult Center, you may schedule an appointment online

For more information on local and state numbers, visit https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/.

 

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