INDIANAPOLIS — Bartholomew County reported 23 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday morning to the Indiana State Board of Health.
The county is also reporting two more deaths, bring the total to 10 in Saturday’s report.
Bartholomew County has administered 1,371 total tests with 198 positive results, according to the local health department. There have been 1,021 negative tests reported for the county with 128 pending.
The number of positives of Bartholomew County residents may include testing that was conducted out of county. Conversely, the number of total tests may also include submissions for non-Bartholomew County residents. The counts listed for positives and deaths is only for Bartholomew County residents.
The cases were among the 718 additional patients the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced that have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 14,395 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
A total of 785 Hoosiers have been confirmed to have died of COVID-19.
In addition, a total of 87 probable deaths have been reported. Probable deaths are those for which a physician listed COVID-19 as a contributing cause based on X-rays, scans and other clinical symptoms but for which no positive test is on record. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
To date, 79,774 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 75,553 on Thursday.
Marion County had the most new cases, at 194. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Allen (27), Bartholomew (23), Cass (60), Clark (16), Delaware (12), Elkhart (27), Hamilton (29), Hendricks (24), Johnson (19), Lake (73), Shelby (22) and St. Joseph (38). The Lake County totals include results from East Chicago and Gary, which have their own health departments.
Nearby counties reported the following:
- Johnson County: 530 positive tests, 50 deaths
- Decatur County: 194 positive tests, 26 deaths
- Jennings County: 71 positive tests, one death
- Shelby County: 176 positive tests, six deaths
- Brown County: 15 positive tests, one death
- Jackson County: 108 positive tests, no deaths
The complete list of counties with cases is included in the ISDH COVID-19 dashboard at www.coronavirus.in.gov. Cases are listed by county of residence. Private lab reporting may be delayed and will be reflected in the map and count when results are received at ISDH. The dashboard will be updated at noon each day.
The dashboard also has been updated to make corrections based on updated information provided to ISDH.
