The number of positive COVID cases in isolation has dipped this week in Wabash County. Health Department administrator Judy Wissel told the county board yesterday that there are 15 individuals in isolation this week compared to 50 last week. Those in quarantine because they’ve been in contact with a positive case is up slightly though. Last week, 29 were in quarantine while this week the number is 32. Wabash County’s positivity rate nudged up to 9.8% this week, compared to 9.1% last week.
Wissel told county commissioners that COVID testing continues at the health department every day between 11 and 3. She said the wait continues for final FDA approval on the Moderna booster. Once that approval is given, Wissel said a mass vaccination will likely be held to administer the Moderna booster. She expects approval sometime next month for kids 5 to 11 to receive the Pfizer vaccine.