INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 411 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 42,061 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
A total of 2,346 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 19 over the previous day. Another 190 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 565 positive cases with 43 deaths.
Surrounding counties reported:
- Jackson County: 428 positive cases, three deaths.
- Jennings County: 159 positive cases, nine deaths.
- Decatur County: 239 positive cases, 32 deaths.
- Shelby County: 407 positive cases, 24 deaths.
- Johnson County: 1,189 positive cases, 117 deaths.
- Brown County: 37 positive cases, one death.
To date, 401,802 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 392,887 on Friday.
Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remain steady. As of today, nearly 37 percent of ICU beds and nearly 82 percent of ventilators are available.
Any Hoosier seeking COVID-testing can obtain it through one of the state-sponsored OptumServe sites, including one in Columbus, regardless of whether they are at high risk or have symptoms. To find testing locations around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link. More than 200 locations are available around the state.
