Staff Reports
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) said 330 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 48,331 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
A total of 2,505 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of five 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, 526,592 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 521,722 on Sunday.
Bartholomew County is reporting 586 positive cases (up one), and 44 deaths (no change).
Surrounding counties reported:
Jackson County: 472 positive cases (up two), three deaths (no change).
Jennings County: 176 positive cases, 11 deaths (no change).
Brown County: 39 positive cases, one death (no change).
Decatur County: 250 positive cases, 32 deaths (no change).
Shelby County: 426 positive cases (up one), 25 deaths (no change).
Johnson County: 1,288 positive cases (up 10), 118 deaths (no change).
Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remained steady. As of Monday, nearly 43 percent of ICU beds and 84 percent of ventilators were available.
To find testing locations around the state, including one in Columbus, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
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Call 888-634-1116 or visit lhi.care/covidtesting to register and schedule a COVID-19 test.
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Anyone with concerns about COVID-19 is urged to call the health system’s Triage Resource Call Center, a phone resource line launched by CRH to handle calls from residents with questions and concerns about exposure or symptoms associated with COVID-19. The phone line is open daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is staffed by registered nurses who will offer screening questions and potentially recommend a course of action for patients.
The phone resource line can be contacted at 812-379-4449.
Visit crh.org/news/2020/03/16/coronavirus-update-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
Visit the Community COVID-19 Task Force’s website at covid19communitytaskforce.org.
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For more information about COVID-19, including a list of frequently asked questions, visit in.gov/coronavirus.
Visit the Indiana State Department of Health in.gov/isdh/.
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