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Daviess COVID Death Toll Climbs to 186; Few Infections, Vaccinations in Vanderburgh

WNIN | By John Gibson

Published June 1, 2021 at 12:11 PM CDT

Another COVID 19-related death is reported in Daviess County, Kentucky.

The Green River District Health Department announced the county’s 186^th fatality of the pandemic in its Tuesday report.

The agency also counted 32 new infections and nine hospitalized COVID patients in its seven-county district.

The Indiana Department of Health reported no new COVID-related deaths in Vanderburgh, Warrick, Posey, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, or Spencer counties.

Vanderburgh’s seven-day positivity rate among individuals was 7.7 percent with just 28 new full vaccinations.

27 COVID patients were hospitalized in the 12-county district of southwest Indiana.

Across the state, eight new COVID-related deaths were added, along with 380 new infections.

Indiana’s seven-day positivity rate was 9.5 percent with 679 hospitalizations.