State: Hoosier death toll at 2,121 for COVID-19 with 182 additional probable deaths

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 417 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 37,397 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 2,121 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 11 over the previous day. Another 182 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 ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

Bartholomew County is reporting 534 positive cases with 40 deaths.

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 403 positive cases, two deaths.
  • Jennings County: 134 positive cases, four deaths.
  • Decatur County: 231 positive cases, 32 deaths.
  • Shelby County: 398 positive cases, 22 deaths.
  • Johnson County: 1,133 positive cases, 114 deaths.
  • Brown County: 34 positive cases, one death.

To date, 304,263 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 297,530 on Saturday.

Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remain steady. As of today, more than 37 percent of ICU beds and nearly 83 percent of ventilators are available.

Hoosiers who have symptoms of COVID-19 and those who have been exposed and need a test to return to work are encouraged to visit a state-sponsored testing site, including one in Columbus, for free testing.

Individuals without symptoms who are at high risk because they are over age 65, have diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure or another underlying condition, as well as those who are pregnant, live with a high-risk individual or are a member of a minority population that is at greater risk for severe illness, also are encouraged to get tested.