Saturday, March 19, was a day of note for Putnam County. It was the first day since July of 2020 in which there were zero new cases of Covid-19 reported in the county.

Both active and new case numbers have been dropping since January. Active case numbers hit a seasonal high on January 23 with 902 reported by the DHHR. The active case number stood at 12 on Tuesday, March 22.

The Covid infection total…