State: 2,175 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19

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

Staff Reports

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health said 2,175 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories.

To date, a total of 162,607 Indiana residents are known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 3,894 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 12 from the previous day. Another 236 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, 1,629,468 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 1,618,33 on Saturday. A total of 2,711,078, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the Indiana State Department of Health since Feb. 26.

Bartholomew County reported 1,469 positive tests (up 16) with 58 deaths (no change) on Sunday.

Surrounding counties reported:

Jackson County: 1,185 positive cases (up 21) with 17 deaths (no change).

Jennings County: 379 positive cases (up six) with 13 deaths (no change).

Decatur County: 525 positive cases (up eight) with 39 deaths (no change).

Shelby County: 894 positive cases (up 22) with 31 deaths (no change).

Johnson County: 3,239 positive cases (up 33) with 130 deaths (up one).

Brown County: 146 positive cases (no change) 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.