County COVID Cumulative Count Surpasses 5,000; 46 Deaths
County COVID Cumulative Count Surpasses 5,000; 46 Deaths
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
County COVID Cumulative Count Surpasses 5,000; 46 DeathsKosciusko County Health Department received 373 new COVID-19 positive cases between Nov. 26 and Wednesday.
Additionally, six more COVID-19 deaths have been reported, according to information provided by the KCHD on Wednesday.
This gives the county a cumulative total of 5,022 positive cases, 1,853 active cases and 46 deaths since March.
Broken down by month, the county had 621 positive antigen tests in November and 1,989 positive molecular tests; 402 and 606 in October; 143 and 129 in September; 107 and 109 in August; and 322 positive molecular tests in July, 347 in June, 106 in May, 31 in April and five molecular tests in March.
Men account for 26 of the 46 deaths, with women accounting for 20. The maximum age for men dying from the virus is 95, the average age is 77.5 and the minimum age is 57, according to information from the KCHD. For women, the maximum age is 98, with 78.4 the average age and 50 the minimum age.
There have been 459 school-age positive cases since Aug. 12.
The public is reminded that the only free COVID-19 testing site is the Bowen Center clinic location at the fairgrounds.
Parkview and MedStat continue to provide testing to those who are insured or self-pay, but uncovered costs are no longer covered by CARES Act funding, according to information provided by the city of Warsaw. Schedule an appointment ahead of time with those two providers.
The Bowen clinic site was moved to the fairgrounds to help meet the growing need during the winter months. The site is at the Shrine building, 1400 E. Smith St., Warsaw. It is operated by Bowen Center, in partnership with the Indiana Department of Health and Kosciusko County Health Department, with assistance from the Northern Indiana Hispanic Health Coalition, Ivy Tech Community College – Warsaw, Kosciusko Community Hospital and W.J. Carey Construction.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday.
It will be closed Christmas and New Year’s eves and Christmas and New Year’s days.
The tests are free and available to anyone 2 years old and older. A doctor’s referral is not needed, nor is insurance for the Bowen site. A person does not need to reside in Kosciusko County. The technicians are bilingual English/Spanish.
For more information, call 574-372-3517 or 574-372-2353.
