FRANKFORT – A zip code within Clinton County has been identified as a COVID-19 hotspot, specifically zip code 46041.
Using data from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), Micah Pollak, Associate Professor of Economics at Indiana University Northwest, published a 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 20th through October 18th. 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 100,000. In this instance, the weekly average of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people.
The result was the grouping of results across 6 bands, 0-60, 60-80, 80-100, 100-120, 120-140, and 140+. Clinton County zip code 46041 feel within the 140+ band. Other Clinton County zip codes appearing in grouping bands included zip codes 46058 and 46065 in the 80-100 band and zip code 46050 in the 0-60 band.
The following is the most recent zip code data by count only as pulled on October 21, 2020.
46035 Colfax: Suppressed
46039 Forest: Suppressed
46041 Frankfort: 465 cases
46050 Kirklin: 19 cases
46057 Michigantown: Suppressed
46058 Mulberry: 94 cases
46065 Rossville: 31 cases
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 21, the ISDH reported an additional 14 Clinton County residents had tested positive bringing the total count to 829 since the beginning of the pandemic.
