In the 7-day period between March 22 and 29, there were 111 new cases of Covid-19 in Putnam County. Putnam’s new case number has steadily increased since March 1st.

The 111 cases during the latest 7-day period is almost double (a 91.4% increase) the 58 cases reported between March 1 and 8. A lesser surge of new cases has been seen throughout the state. Statewide, new cases for March 22-29 was 2,889, an 83.1% increase over the 1,579 cases reported between March 1 and 8.