Bartholomew County reporting 30 new cases of COVID-19, three more deaths

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 541 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 21,033 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

Bartholomew County is listed among counties with the highest number of new positive cases, reporting 30 new cases from Monday to Tuesday. The county also reported 297 total positive tests and 17 deaths, up three from Monday.

The Bartholomew County Health Department is reporting there have been 2,401 tests administered in the county with the 297 positive results and 1,760 negative results. The health department said 339 tests are 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.

Other surrounding counties and their case totals are:

  • Decatur County: 205 positive cases 28 deaths.
  • Jackson County: 183 positive cases, one death.
  • Shelby County: 229 positive cases, 14 deaths.
  • Brown County: 18 positive cases, one death.
  • Johnson County: 730 positive cases, 75 deaths.
  • Jennings County: 86 positive cases, three deaths.

While the number of cases has increased statewide, intensive care unit and ventilator capacities remain steady. As of Tuesday, about 44 percent of ICU beds and 80 percent of ventilators were available at hospitals throughout the state.

A total of 1,213 Hoosiers have been confirmed to have died of COVID-19, an increase of 62 over the previous day. Another 113 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, 115,834 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 113,297 on Monday.

Marion County had the most new cases, at 97. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Allen (32), Bartholomew (30), Cass (36), Delaware (11), Elkhart (22), Hamilton (15), Jackson (16), Johnson (15), Lake (64), LaPorte (12), Noble (37), St. Joseph (19) and Steuben (10). The Lake County totals include results from East Chicago and Gary, which have their own health departments.

Visit the ISDH COVID-19 dashboard at coronavirus.in.gov for additional information on cases. The dashboard will be updated at noon daily. All cases are listed by county of residence.