County adds COVID-19 death, total now 231

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HANCOCK COUNTY — The county added a new COVID-19 death Monday, raising its total to 231.

The victim was a man age 80 or older who died on Jan. 28, according to the Indiana Department of Health.

Hancock County added 22 new COVID-19 cases from Feb. 6, its lowest case day since Dec. 26, when it recorded 18.

The state health department had yet to update statewide COVID-19 deaths as of Monday afternoon but reported over 2,000 new cases from Feb. 6, a daily total more comparable to the ones seen before the surge of the virus’ omicron variant this fall.