The COVID-19 Community Task Force’s latest community spread update showed that the per capita positive rate has reached 92.8.
The COVID-19 dashboard indicators are intended to guide the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. on deciding whether or not schools can meet for in-person learning. Schools moved back to eLearning on Nov. 9 and will continue to stay virtual through Nov. 24.
The school corporation’s tentative plan is to return to the in-person/remote option model on Nov. 30, but the level of community spread will be closely monitored in order to make a final determination on a return date prior to Thanksgiving, BCSC Superintendent Jim Roberts said.
Monday’s community spread update from the task force showed the following:
There are 68 new positive cases, and the number is increasing (as of Nov. 15)
The per capita positive rate is 92.8 and increasing (as of Nov. 15)
The percent positive test rate is 23% and increasing (as of Nov. 11)
There are 43 COVID hospitalizations, and the number is increasing (as of Nov. 15)
Test turnaround time is 2.8 days and decreasing (as of Nov. 15)
Per capita positive rate, percent positive test rate and hospitalizations are in the substantial spread category. Test turnaround time is in the minimal spread category.
The per capita positive rate represents a “rolling seven-day average of the number of positive tests per 100,000 residents of Bartholomew County,” according to the task force’s report. The per capita rate was 62.2 on Nov. 11, 71.6 on Nov. 12, 75.2 on Nov. 13 and 88.0 on Nov. 14.
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The COVID-19 Community Task Force posts updates on community spread indicators every Monday and Thursday at covid19communitytaskforce.org/data/.
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