COVID-19 Rocks Pike County Community

Just over 15% of Pike Counties total population has gotten tested for COVID-19.

Coronavirus has ripped through one local community - cases piling up at pike county nursing home - 44news reporter tyler druin with taht story.

"people love our bath bombs" this downtown petersberg retail store has felt the impact of covid-19 everything has been taken away, we cant have birthdays, we couldn't have easter, we cant have anything like that" with just over 12,000 people in pike county - the coronavirus has taken a toll - 244 total cases have swept through the small community - so far.

"the kids going back to school.

I worry about my grandson in school, you know" the risk of catching covid has driven sales down - this store is just two years old, because of the pandemic it took at 50% hit, luckily because of the holiday season, business is starting to pick up" "the front-line workers you have to give credit to them" the pike county health department says their large increase is connected to a long-term care facility where - 27 employees and 36 residents - tested positive for covid-19 'my parents are older too, but they're not in a nursing home, i worry about them everyday, but yeah i am scared of it" according to the indiana department of health - just over 15% of pikes county's population has taken a covid-19 test - "if you wear your mask, wash your hands and do as you're told, i think everything will be ok" in petersberg, tyler druin 44news.

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