In addition to giving a green light to plans for reopening schools and athletic programs after a shutdown in March because of the spread of the coronavirus, the county’s health officer late Friday also announced Elkhart County would immediately join the rest of the state in a general reopening of public activities.
Elkhart County will enter Stage 4.5 on Saturday in the state’s five-stage plan for reopening, Dr. Lydia Mertz said Friday.
“This was possible because of decreasing positivity rates over the past week,” Mertz said
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