INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 453 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 46,387 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
A total of 2,469 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 13 over the previous day. Another 193 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.
To date, 496,835 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 489,716 on Wednesday.
Bartholomew County is reporting 580 positive cases (an increase of two) with 44 deaths (unchanged), as of Thursday.
Surrounding counties reported:
- Jackson County: 458 positive cases (up three) with three deaths (no change).
- Jennings County: 169 positive cases, 11 deaths (no change).
- Decatur County: 247 positive cases (up one) and 32 deaths (no change).
- Shelby County: 418 positive cases (up two) and 25 deaths (no change).
- Johnson County: 1,244 positive case (up nine), 118 deaths (no change).
- Brown County: 38 positive cases, one death (no change)
Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remains steady. As of today, nearly 41 percent of ICU beds and more than 83 percent of ventilators are available.
To find additional testing locations around the state, including one in Columbus, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
The ISDH COVID-19 call center will be closed Friday through Sunday and will resume operations at 8 a.m. on Monday.
