One COVID-19 death reported Thursday; active cases and hospitalizations decrease

One additional COVID-19 death was reported in the state Thursday, putting the state’s overall total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic at 2020.  The state Department of Health reported fifteen new positive COVID-19 cases Thursday.  Active cases in the state dropped below 300, and the number of people hospitalized because of the virus dropped to 34.  

Lake County reported one recovered and no new positive cases yesterday, putting the number of active cases now in the county at nine. The only area county to report a new positive case Thursday was Moody County, where there are now three active coronavirus cases.