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Wabash County COVID Numbers Show Sharp Improvement In October

COVID numbers in Wabash County continue to improve. At yesterday’s Wabash County Board of Commissioners meeting, health department administrator Judy Wissel reported a total of 101 positive cases in Wabash County during the month of October. That’s about one-third of the 311 cases reported in September. Last month, there was one COVID positive death compared to 7 in September. Currently, Wissel said there are 9 individuals in isolation and 18 in quarantine. A month ago, there were 73 in isolation and 131 in quarantine. The county’s current positivity rate is down to 1.2%. She said the health department continues to test for COVID daily between 11 and 3.