State: 1,104 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19

The exterior of the FairOaks Mall in Columbus, Ind., pictured Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. A JC Penney store used to occupy the part of the building in the foreground. The vacant Penney store is the public testing site for COVID-19 testing in Columbus. Mike Wolanin | The Republic Mike Wolanin | The Republic

Staff Reports

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health said 1,104 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at the state laboratory, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 110,759 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 3,278 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of eight from the previous day. Another 225 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by the state and occurred over multiple days.

To date,1,292,615 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 1,281,438 on Friday. A total of 1,844,301 including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.

Bartholomew County reported 1,145 positive tests (up three) with 57 deaths (no change) on Saturday.

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 731 positive cases (up four) with nine deaths (no change).
  • Jennings County: 308 positive cases (up one) with 12 deaths (no change).
  • Decatur County: 453 positive cases (up three) with 39 deaths (no change).
  • Shelby County: 663 positive cases (up two) with 29 deaths (no change).
  • Johnson County: 2,250 positive cases (up 15) with 122 deaths (no change).
  • Brown County: 101 positive cases (up one) with three deaths (no change).

To find testing sites around the state, including a site at the FairOaks Mall in Columbus, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.