Tuesday was the first day that the Vigo County Health Department conducted a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for those 80 and older.

With rising COVID-19 cases — and deaths — the Vigo County Health Department is preparing for the possibility that refrigerated semi-trailers may be needed to temporarily store bodies, county officials say.

High numbers of COVID cases are taxing the resources of the Vigo County Health Department, which is turning to social media to alert people to establishments considered "hot spots" where contact tracing may not be possible.

Vigo County is on the verge of becoming "red" in the state's COVID-19 ranking system, which would put it in the highest risk category, according to the Vigo County Health Department.

Vigo County recorded 234 new COVID-19 cases last week, with more than 1/3 of the increase attributed to cases at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, according to the local health department.

A one-day increase of 89 COVID-19 cases was reported by the Vigo County Health Department on Tuesday, bringing the county's case count to 1,377.

Vigo County Health Department reported 904 total cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday – an increase of 100 since Friday.