Vigo County moves to blue, but residents aren't out of the clear just yet

The Vigo County Health Department said with more people getting vaccinated, positive COVID-19 cases are going down.

Now, the county is entering blue on the Indiana color-coded map.

This means it can ease up COVID-19 restrictions.

To accomplish this.

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The vigo county health department says with more people getting vaccinated....positive covid-19 cases are going down.

Now..the county is entering "blue" on the indiana color coded map.

This means the it can ease up on covid-19 restrictions.

But.we aren't in the clear just yet.

News 10's bri shackelford has more on vaccination efforts..and our current covid-19 case numbers.

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The vigo county health department says its vaccinating more than 1-thousand people every week.

But even with this huge milestone.the health department says its still worried about cases rising again in vigo county.

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Duration:1:33] just this week vigo county moved out of the yellow zone....to the blue.

The zone colors are an indication how much covid-19 is spreading in the county.

Blue being the lowest spread.and red being the highest.

While health officials are thrilled vigo county is in blue..they warn us that we aren't in the clear just yet.

"we are still though in yellow guidelines, so, if we continue to stick around where we are right now and we're blue again next week, then we'll actually be blue."

The yellow guidelines control how many people can gather at certain places...with blue meaning more people can gather with one another.

Stewart says the cases dropping proves the vaccines do work..but she fears there's something else also playing a part in cases declining.

People aren't getting tested regularly for covid-19.

"it makes me a little nervous to hear so may people telling me when i trace them 'i just lost taste and smell so i got tested."

Health officials are trying to urge you to get tested even if you have a slight cough.

Stewart says even if you don't lose taste and smell.you may have contracted a very mild case of the virus.

Stewart says right now is not the time to drop your guard in the fight against covid-19.

"in order for us not to see cases rise we still need to continue practicing social distancing, wearing our masks, and sanitizing regularly.

" she says the best thing you can do to help slow the spread is stay home when you feel ill...and get tested.

Also, in an effort to make sure everyone is receiving their covid-19 vaccine.... the vigo county health department says they will administer the johnson and johnson vaccine to the homeless.and homebound populations here in vigo county.

The health department says they will not release the vaccination clinic site.but.they just want to make sure everyone gets a