Delaware County weekly COVID-19 update, Feb 18 msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In the past week, Delaware County has reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 and six new deaths. This is the first time since August that the county’s number of new cases in a seven-day period has been under 100. The county’s positivity rate is at 6%; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest this number should be well under 5%. As of Feb. 17, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is treating 21 confirmed cases, nine of which are Delaware County residents.
To date, nearly 6,500 individuals have been fully vaccinated through IU Health Ball Memorial’s COVID19 vaccination clinic. This total does not include individuals who may have received the vaccine at other vaccination sites throughout Delaware County, including Open Door Health Services, Meridian Health Services, the Health Department, Walmart (South), Pay Less (McGalliard and Tillotson) and Meijer.
Muncie-based Ball Brothers Foundation has awarded a series of grants totaling $70,000 to help with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The “last mile” gifts were awarded to various health services