The coronavirus outbreak in Elkhart County has never been worse, according to data from the Indiana State Department of Health.
The record for most new cases recorded in a week was broken last week, and as Sunday’s numbers were reported Monday, Elkhart County now has a seven-day average of 87 new cases recorded per day. The previous high, set on June 18, was 78.
Elkhart County will move from its current yellow color code, the second-best out of four, to orange, the second-worst, on Wednesday, according to the Elkhart County Health Department’s calculations. No counties in northern Indiana are worse than yellow. The worsened outbreak could result in some restrictions coming back for schools, said Dr. Lydia Mertz, Elkhart County health officer.
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