FRANKFORT, Ind – The zip code 46041 within Clinton County continues to be a COVID-19 hotspot according to a revised statewide map published Tuesday, October 27th.
Using data from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), Micah Pollak, Associate Professor of Economics at Indiana University Northwest, published a revised statewide map on Tuesday showing the average weekly new COVID-19 cases over a 4-week period by zip code in Indiana. Professor Pollak was assisted in this project by Susan Batt, 13 Investigates & Special Projects Producer at WTHR.
The method of determining a numerical value by zip code looked at the average new weekly cases over a 4-week period, from September 27th through October 25th. Then zip code population data available from 2018 population tables published by the U.S. Census Bureau was used to allow each zip code to be analyzed evenly. A statistical method used commonly known as occurrences in 1,000. In this instance, the weekly average of new COVID-19 cases per 1,000 people.
The result was the grouping of results across 6 bands, 0-0.5, 0.6-0.8, 0.8-1.0, 1.0-1.2, 1.2-1.4, and 1.4+. Clinton County zip code 46041 feel within the 1.4+ band. Other Clinton County zip codes appearing in grouping bands included zip codes 46065 (1.2-1.4 band), 46058 (0.8-1.0 band), and 46050 (0-0.6 band).
According to Pollak, “Over the same four most recent week (Sept. 27 to Oct. 25), the growth rate of cases NATIONALLY was 1.2 per 1,000 people.”
The following is the most recent zip code data by count only as pulled on October 28, 2020.
46035 Colfax: Suppressed
46039 Forest: Suppressed
46041 Frankfort: 557 cases (an increase of 92 cases since last week)
46050 Kirklin: 22 cases ((an increase of 3 cases since last week)
46057 Michigantown: Suppressed
46058 Mulberry: 99 cases (an increase of 5 cases since last week)
46065 Rossville: 42 cases (an increase of 11 cases since last week)
46067 Sedalia: No cases
Note: Suppression occurs when there are either less than 5 COVID cases to a zip code or the zip code’s population is less than 1,500.
Today, October 28, the ISDH reported an additional 17 Clinton County residents had tested positive bringing the total count to 952 since the beginning of the pandemic.
