For the second week in a row, there is good COVID news from the Fishers Health Department (FHD).

“It’s the second week in a row that we’re seeing quite a quick and precipitous drop in the number of Omicron cases, or COVID cases, that we’re seeing reported across our Fishers community,” says Fishers Health Department Epidemiologist Josh Robinson in his weekly video update.

Robinson reports a 62% decrease in reported COVID cases among the Fishers community over the past 2 weeks.  Last week, Fishers saw a 26% decrease in the number of COVID cases compared to the previous week and this week shows a 51% decrease in cases compared to the week before.

Fishers is showing a larger drop in COVID cases compared to Hamilton County, which reports a 29% reduction compared to the previous week.  In the entire state of Indiana, reported COVID cases are down 28% compared to the week before.

In another measure, the Hamilton County unique individual positivity rate is down to 40%.

The Fishers testing site COVID positivity rate is down to 33.8%

The case incidence rate, a 14-day rolling average, is down from 262 to 190.

Testing demand is down here in Fishers, according to Robinson, particularly school prioritized tests.  Same-day testing is available and results are generally ready within 1-3 days.

Robinson says hospital capacity in our area is improving some, with Intensive Care Unit (ICU) availability up slightly.  There is a 2-week trending decrease in Emergency Room (ER) visits, hospitalizations and ICU admissions for COVID.

Due to winter weather, the Fishers Testing & Vaccination site will be closed Thursday,  February 3. The Testing & Vaccination site will be open normal hours on Wednesday, February 2. The department will update social media if weather causes Friday closures. FHD will reach out to reschedule appts or you can call COVID hotline at 317-595-3211.

Also, with HSE Schools on an e-learning day Wednesday, come in the Fishers Vaccination site (12520 E. 116th Street) and get your vaccine or booster before the snow hits. The vaccination site in Fishers is open 9am-4pm.

Here is the full video update from FHD Epidemiologist Josh Robinson.