Tippecanoe Co. sees highest COVID-19 hospitalizations since start of pandemic

County Health Officer Doctor Jeremy Adler hopes additional restrictions locally will help lower those numbers.

Since the pandemic began.

93 people are in the hospital as of today.

23 are in the intensive care unit.

Nine are on ventilators.

That's according to the tippecanoe county health department.

County health officer doctor jeremy adler hopes additional restrictions locally will help lower those numbers.

Hospitals are strained right now.

That's why we felt the need to do some addtional restrictions beyond what governor holcomb has put in place so we can help ease that strain on hospitals."

As we reported yesterday, the new rules will go into effect when the county's seven-day positivity rate reaches or exceeds 10 percent.

They include limiting retail businesses to 75 percent capacity.

Restaurants will be limited to 50 percent indoor capacity, while bars will be limited to 25 percent.

We have more information on the new health order on w-l-f-i dot com.

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