MUNCIE, Ind. Local numbers of COVID-19 cases are worsening, even if Delaware County s COVID-19 ranking from the state, which is used to track the spread of the virus in local communities, hasn t changed (yet).
The Indiana State Department of Health assigns every county a color each week based on its weekly case total per 100,000 residents and positivity rate. Each of those two categories is given a score and then averaged to determine rank.
Blue is the best rank, for counties with the lowest COVID-19 spread, with the color coding increasing from blue to yellow, orange and then red depending on a community s spread.
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MUNCIE, Ind. Meridian Health Services is looking to bring the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the Suzanne Gresham Center. Once the supply arrives, it will become the second local clinic to offer the Pfizer vaccine.
Lisa Suttle, Meridian s regional vice president of clinical services, told The Star Press that the healthcare system has ordered the specialized refrigerator to hold the two-dose Pfizer vaccine, which was expected to arrive May 4. We will then begin working on getting the Pfizer vaccine, Suttle said. We wanted to make sure we had the freezer and have all the guidelines in place to keep the Pfizer vaccine safe.
An earlier version of this story stated a vaccine clinic was located at Muncie s northside Walmart. The clinic is located at the southside Walmart, 1501 E. 29th St. We regret the error.
MUNCIE, Ind. As COVID-19 numbers continue to improve throughout Indiana, vaccination appointments have increased locally, with most clinics reporting positive experiences.
On Jan. 22, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital administered its 10,000th COVID-19 vaccine. Meridian Health Services and Open Door Health Services, which started their clinics the week of Jan. 18, were both nearing 1,000 doses by their second week, and the Delaware County Health Department had distributed more than 800 this past week.