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New COVID Cases Drop To Pandemic Low Here

    Lake County reported 149 new COVID 19 cases during the week of March 14-20, according to the Center for Disease Control.  The number shows a continued decline in new cases, a trend that has continued since mid January when the county reported over 6,400 new cases in a single week.  Overall, the current weekly case count is at its lowest level since the pandemic began.
    Other trends are continuing in the right direction, also, as the county’s testing positivity rate in testing dipped to 3.61%, below a historic goal of 5%.  While 13 deaths were reported during the period, that number represents a 28% decrease from the prior week.
    Reported hospitalizations in the past week were at 14, down 45% from the week prior, and ICU patients due to COVID was reported at three.