The number of new COVID cases locally are flattening.  That’s the word from Josh Robinson, Fishers Health Department epidemiologist, in has latest video update posted late Tuesday.

Hamilton County has seen a decrease in the unique positivity rate –  13.3% last week and down to to 11.8% this week.

There has been a decrease in the local case incidence rate in the past 2 weeks, from  33.47 down to 29.76

However, there has been a slight uptick in the positivity rate at Fishers testing site, from  7 up to 10 this past week.

Overall, Fishers is seeing the same number of new COVID cases in latest 7-day lookback period, compared to the previous week…2 weeks ago 190 cases, 198 in most recent period.

“We are in this downward trend on some important primary metric areas,” says Robinson.

Hospitals in the local Fishers area are seeing an increase in the number of Intensive Care Unit beds and an overall flattening of hospital bed availability.

According to Robinson, local residents not already vaccinated should do so.

“We are continuing to see quite a disparity in the relative risk of infection for those that are unvaccinated compared to those that have received their vaccine,” Robinson says.

Anyone with COVID questions should contact the local hotline, 317-595-3211.

In other COVID-related news, the Hamilton County Health Department is reopening its mass vaccination clinic at the 4H Fairgrounds in Noblesville on Wednesday, October 6th. Hours will be 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Only those who are 65 years of age or older as well as those who are 18 years and older with underlying medical conditions or who live or work in high-risk settings are eligible for a Pfizer booster. Walk-ups are welcome, but appointments are preferred.

The Fishers Health Department mass vaccination site remains open.  Find more information at this link.