State’s COVID-19 death toll at more than 3,300 as of Wednesday

A sign marks the COVID-19 testing site at the old J.C. Penney store at FairOaks Mall in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Mike Wolanin | The Republic

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced that 728 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 113,337 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 3,305 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 10 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, 1,322,819 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 1,315,440 on Tuesday. A total of 1,916,433 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.

Bartholomew County reported 1,153 positive tests with 57 deaths (no change) on Wednesday.

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 742 positive cases (up two) with nine deaths (no change).
  • Jennings County: 312 positive cases with 12 deaths (no change).
  • Decatur County: 457 positive cases (up three) with 39 deaths (no change).
  • Shelby County: 666 positive cases (up one) with 29 deaths (no change).
  • Johnson County: 2,279 positive cases (up 10) with 123 deaths (up one).
  • Brown County: 103 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.

To find other testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.