COLUMBUS, Ind. — State health officials reported a record-breaking 170 new coronavirus cases in Bartholomew County on Wednesday — the highest ever in the county — according to updated figures released by the Indiana Department of Health. It was the second consecutive day a record for daily cases was set, after Tuesday’s number was reported at 138 infections.
About 54% of the cases were in local residents ages 40 and older, including 34 among residents ages 60 and older, state records show. Just 13% were in children.
The previous record was 126 cases on Dec. 2, 2020.
Bartholomew County also recorded four new COVID-19 deaths, including two on New Year’s Day, raising the total to 205 lives lost over the course of the pandemic.
The record number of cases comes as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in Indiana reach their highest levels in over a year.
On Tuesday, there were 3,260 people in Indiana hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 3,071 this past Saturday.
CRH reported 51 coronavirus hospitalizations on Monday, just eight fewer than the all-time record 59 set on Dec. 2, 2020.
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