INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 700 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 53,370 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus.
A total of 2,592 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 10 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, 586,589 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 578,409 on Tuesday.
Bartholomew County is reporting 612 positive cases (up three) with 45 deaths (no change).
Surrounding counties reported:
- Jackson County: 485 positive cases (up four) with three deaths (no change).
- Jennings County: 181 positive cases (up one) with 12 deaths (no change).
- Decatur County: 257 positive cases with 32 deaths (no change)
- Shelby County: 464 positive cases (up two) with 25 deaths (no change).
- Johnson County: 1,379 positive cases (up 13) with 118 deaths (no change).
- Brown County: 46 positive cases, with one death (no change).
Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remained steady. As of Wednesday, more than 35 percent of ICU beds and nearly 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.
