INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced that 5,853 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 398,417 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 6,207 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 98 from the previous day. Another 299 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, 2,352,854 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,338,308 on Tuesday. A total of 4,706,966 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.
Bartholomew County reported 4,253 positive tests (up 49) with 68 deaths (no change) on Wednesday.
Surrounding counties reported:
- Jackson County: 2,981 positive cases (up 42) with 41 deaths (up one).
- Jennings County: 1,244 positive cases (up 31) with 22 deaths (up four).
- Decatur County: 1,631 positive cases (up 18) with 46 deaths (no change).
- Shelby County: 2,511 positive cases (up 74) with 65 deaths (up one).
- Johnson County: 8,771 positive cases (up 139) with 185 deaths (no change).
- Brown County: 485 positive cases (up two) with eight 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.
The state Department of Health will offer free testing from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Friday this week at additional locations:
- Jackson County: Jackson County Testing, 207 N. Pine St., Seymour.
- Morgan County: Morgan County Testing, 1749 Hospital Dr. Martinsville.
- Wabash County: Friends Church, 3563 S. IN-13 Wabash.
