The death toll in Tippecanoe County is now 211, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.
Tippecanoe County s seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals – the percentage of people who test positive, regardless of how many times a single person has been tested – increased to 10.6%, after dipping below 10% Monday.
The overall positivity rate for the county increased to 3.9%, only slightly up from 3.8% Monday. That rate of positive cases had been as low as 1.8% a week ago.
In Indiana, 11 people died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The state reported a seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals of 11.4%, up from 11.1% Monday and 10.8% Sunday.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Tippecanoe County s seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals – the percentage of people who test positive, regardless of how many times a single person has been tested – dipped back down below 10% Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health, after increasing to 10.8% on Sunday.
Monday s rate for unique individuals was 9.1%.
The overall positivity rate for the county increased to 3.8%, up from 3.4% Sunday. That rate of positive cases had been as low as 1.8% a week ago.
The death toll, however, has remained the same heading into a second week, with no new deaths reported Monday. The county has lost 210 to the virus since March 2020.
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In its release, the health department announced that, among other changes on April 6, restaurants and bars will be able to open up to 100% capacity. Six feet of social distancing will still need to be maintained.
The health department also recommended that businesses continue to require masks to be worn by staff and customers.
COVID-19 cases in the county have been steadily increasing since March 20. On Tuesday, the county reported 54 new coronavirus cases.
Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski says he supports the governor moving the mask mandate to an advisory.
“But I also support that if people cannot socially distance I encourage them to keep wearing masks,” he said.