Updated data from the Department of Health and Human Services posted on the state coronavirus website showed 804 new coronavirus cases recorded over the preceding day — the biggest one-day jump since 858 new cases were reported on March 12, according to records maintained by the Review-Journal.
“As our community began the process of reopening, this increase in cases is not unexpected.
New cases remained significantly higher than the 14-day moving average of 197 daily reported cases, which has been trending higher since reaching a recent low of 132 on June 5.
State officials have said that it is normal for daily figures to be higher than the moving averages due to delayed reports and redistributed data.
Although hospitalization totals fluctuate day to day, state data shows that the metric has been trending upward for about two weeks.