The Fishers Board of Health voted March 11th to switch to metrics provided in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  That’s the word from Fishers Health Department Assistant Director Josh Robinson in his most recent video update.

The new measures are based on the past 7 day total of COVID cases per 100,000 population (the population of the City of Fishers is roughly 100,000) and uses that same metrics to measure the burden COVID is having on the local health care system.

As of March 15, the 7-day measure of COVID cases in Fishers is at 25.3.  Hospital admissions per 100,000 stands at 4.9 for our area.  The number of staffed hospital beds 7-day COVID average is 3.5%. That means Fishers is at a CDC COVID community level of low, the lowest rating, which is good news.

FHD will update Web sites reflecting this new CDC guidance.

Because CDC releases data Thursday nights, the FHD video updates will be posted every other Friday, with the first scheduled April 1.

Robinson reminds area residents that the Fishers testing and vaccination sites remain open.  The testing site is open Monday through Saturday with the vaccination center open Tuesday through Saturday.  Both sites are scheduled to close for the same two days…Friday, April 1 & Saturday, April 2.

The video from Josh Robinson is available for viewing at the link below.