INDIANAPOLIS â Nearly half of Indiana counties were rated with the highest risk level of coronavirus spread in Wednesdayâs state update after state officials corrected a flaw in Indianaâs reporting.
The Indiana State Department of Health tracking map labeled 45 of the stateâs 92 counties the most dangerous red category, up 21 from a week earlier. Forty-six other counties, including Knox County, were in the next-riskiest orange rating of the four-level system, which is updated weekly.
Knox County on Wednesday recorded 53 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 after three consecutive days in the single digits. There are also more than 200 active cases.