Tenth Hancock County Resident Dies Of COVID-19

Hancock County is now up to ten COVID-19 deaths.

The tenth death was revealed in the latest COVID-19 data released on Monday by Hancock Public Health.

Health officials say, as of Monday, there have been 662 total cases of the virus in the county and ten deaths.

45 of the cases are active which means the patient is currently under quarantine or isolation.

Hancock Public Health says 56 people have been hospitalized from the virus in Hancock County since the beginning of the pandemic.

Hancock County is still at level 2, or orange, on the state’s COVID-19 alert map.

State data show Putnam County has had 548 cases as of Monday and 23 deaths.

Putnam County is still at level 3, or the red level.