INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 862 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 21,870 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
A total of 1,264 Hoosiers have been confirmed to have died of COVID-19, an increase of 51 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, 120,496 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 115,834 on Tuesday.
Bartholomew County is reporting 314 positive cases, up 16 from Tuesday’s total and 19 deaths, up two from Tuesday.
The Bartholomew County Health Department is reporting that 2,502 tests have been administered, with 1,825 negative results and 372 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 nearby counties reported:
- Jackson County: 188 positive cases, one death.
- Jennings County: 87 positive cases, three deaths.
- Decatur County: 206 positive cases, 28 deaths.
- Shelby County: 241 positive cases, 14 deaths.
- Johnson County: 746 positive cases, 77 deaths.
- Brown County: 21 positive cases, one death.
Marion County had the most new cases, at 315. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Allen (23), Bartholomew (16), Cass (38), Elkhart (20), Hamilton (27), Hendricks (99), Johnson (16), Lake (72), LaPorte (17), Madison (10), Porter (10), Shelby (12), St. Joseph (28) and Vanderburgh (10). The Lake County totals include results from East Chicago and Gary, which have their own health departments.
The state health department is reporting an estimated 18 percent positive testing rate for Indiana.
While the number of cases has increased, intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remains steady. As of Tuesday, about 41 percent of ICU beds and 79.4 percent of ventilators were available at hospitals throughout the state.
To increase testing, 20 sites around the state opened today through a partnership with OptumServe. Symptomatic individuals can register online at https://lhi.care/covidtesting or by calling (888) 634-1123. Clinics run Monday-Friday, and an additional 30 testing sites will be announced by next week. One of the sites is located in Columbus.
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.
