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The free service is avail- able for all property types (homes and businesses) and it notifies utility com- panies, which then send crews to identify and clear- ly mark underground utili- ty lines. Crews use above- ground stakes, flags or paint to mark restricted areas be- fore a customer begins a dig- ging project. For more information about the national system and about the 811 office in your state, visit call811.com. Pike County's COVID-19 case count remains at one By Andy Heuring Pike County is one of two coun- ties in Indiana that still only has one confirmed case of COVID-19. County Health Nurse Amy Gladish said the count was still only one, as of late Tuesday afternoon. "But that could change at anytime." She said the one person with COVID-19 was still recovering at home. She said," We have been very for- tunate so far to just have one case." Pike County EMS Director Chris Young said the EMS is seeing pret- ty much the same number of runs, however they tend to be more se- rious. "One thing I will say is the runs we are having, people are very, very sick. It seems like people are try- ing to stay at home and not call un- til they are very ill." He said to date, none of their staff has caught COVID. He said the EMS staff is doing great keep- ing up with protocols. He said they are checking staff when they come on duty and when they go off duty. Young said a big concern of his is the number of staff they have who work for other facilities. "That is a big concern if they pick up some- thing and bring it here. I'm afraid if everyone starts doing that, we don't have enough people to go around," said Young. Young said currently they have enough Personal Protective Equip- ment and they have ordered more. "It is hard to decide how much we really need. We only have one case (COVID-19), but we know that num- ber is going to go up. But when is that going to happen? " said Young. "We hope we have enough in stock, but where do we get it if we need more? " On a statewide level, Jefferson- ville Mayor Mike Moore took part in Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb's daily COVID-19 briefing. "I have a positive outlook. I get the sense we have weathered the tough days. I think our hard work is paying off. It is nice to look around when the state and city have been tested and people have stepped up. It is nice to know we can go through tough times and we have pulled together. . . It is a good feel- ing. We aren't over it yet, but I can see light at the end of the tunnel," said Moore. During the briefing, Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Kristine Box said there have been 431 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. She said the new reports of death is down to 12 for April 20. However, the total number of deaths report- ed over the last three days was 61. Box explained these deaths had oc- curred over several days and were just being reported in the last three days. In Indiana, 47 percent of the In- tensive Care beds are in use, but on- ly 22 percent of the ICU beds is for COVID patients. Only 11 percent of the ventilators in Indiana are being used for COV- ID with 77 percent of the ventilators still available. Holcomb urged business own- ers who are not operating yet to use their time to figure out how they are going to operate when they start loosening the Stay-at-Home order. "I'm not saying that is going to be tomorrow." Holcomb said those owners need to figure out how they are going to be able to operate their business- es and create a safe environment for their customers and employees. "We haven't sent out a date to (restaurants) or the public," regard- ing dine-in restaurant opening. Hol- comb says the "how" is more im- portant than the "when." Holcomb said "I'd start tilling the ground right now." He said when the lifting of re- strictions occurs, it will be based on the numbers. "We're going to be informed by the numbers as they are before us. We're not going to try to get around the numbers or make any decisions prematurely. This is going to be a safety-first approach." Family fishing time Patrick Masterson and his daughter Kenegyn, both of Jasper, were fishing in the Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife area on Satur- day morning. Several other members of their family drove over to fish. Patrick said they weren't having much luck catching fish, but they were enjoying the beautiful morning. Pike County 4-H Fair awaits May 15 decision By Andy Heuring The Pike County 4-H Fair is set for July 18 to 25. How- ever, that may change. Pike County Fair Board President Kara Willis will know more on May 15. Wil- lis said the Purdue Exten- sion will make the decision on May 15 whether the Ju- ly scheduled fairs in Indiana will be allowed to take place. She said currently they are looking at three options. The first option is to have the fair like always. The other options are the kids will do all of their 4-H projects like always and have them judged, but not have a carnival. The other option is for the kids to do their projects and have the carnival midway at a later date.

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