Local News: COVID actives remain above 100 (12/18/20)
Friday, December 18, 2020 Hospitalizations drop, positive test rate still high The number of active COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases fell by 23 since last week, but the figure remains above 100 and the positive test rate is unchanged at 13 percent. According to the Barry County Health Department and Barry County Office of Emergency Management, there have been 2,186 (+97) confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. As of Dec. 16, a total of 110 (-23 from Dec. 9) people were considered active cases in isolation, and four are hospitalized (-6). There are more than 300 close contacts (even) quarantined in ...