Daviess Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 190

By John Gibson, WNIN

June 28, 2021

Another COVID 19-related death is reported in Daviess County, Kentucky.

The Green River District Health Department announced the 190th death of the pandemic in Daviess County.

The department also counted 22 new infections in its seven-county district from June 22nd to June 24th.

Just one confirmed COVID patient was hospitalized in the district.

Indiana’s department of health recorded no new fatalities in Vanderburgh, Warrick, Posey, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, or Spencer counties.

The agency did add eight new infections in Vanderburgh County, with more than 200 county residents added to the ranks of fully vaccinated.

15 COVID patients were hospitalized in the 12-county district of southwest Indiana.

Across the state, three more COVID-related deaths were tallied, with nearly 250 new infections.

The number of Vanderburgh County residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has topped 79,000.

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