On Tuesday, October 12, Putnam’s active Covid case number dropped to 324, the lowest since August 16. The county’s active case number has been declining since hitting 1,167 on September 16.

While shrinking case numbers are encouraging, Putnam remains red on the DHHR Covid Alert Map because the current infection rate of 62.51 per 100,000 population is 2.5 times the 24.99 rate required for an orange designation. Putnam is currently one of 18 West Virginia…