Active COVID-19 cases decrease and hospitalizations increase Wednesday

Just less than 50 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported in the state on Wednesday.  Active cases continued to decrease, while hospitalizations increased yesterday to 48.  The state Department of Health reported no additional COVID-19 deaths. 

Lake County reported three recovered cases, but no new positive cases Wednesday, putting the county’s active coronavirus cases now at nine. 

All other area counties’ active case numbers remained steady in Wednesday’s daily information from the state Department of Health.  

Vaccination rates remained at 54-percent of the state’s eligible population who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 49-percent who are fully vaccinated.