Staff Reports
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) said 747 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 54,813 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus.
A total of 2,610 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of eight 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, 604,635 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 595,558 on Thursday.
Bartholomew County is reporting 619 cases (up seven) and 45 deaths (no change).
The Bartholomew County Health Department is reporting 9,334 tests have been administered in the county with the 619 positive results. There have been 7,424 negative test results and 1,513 tests are pending, according to the health department.
The number of positives of Bartholomew County residents may include testing that was conducted out of county. Conversely, the number of total tests may also include submissions for non-Bartholomew County residents. The counts listed for positives and deaths is only for Bartholomew County residents.
Surrounding counties reported:
Jackson County: 489 positive cases (up three) and three deaths (no change).
Jennings County: 183 positive cases (up one) and 12 deaths (no change).
Decatur County: 260 positive cases (up one) and 32 deaths (no change).
Shelby County: 472 positive cases (up six) and 25 deaths (no change).
Johnson County: 1,405 positive cases (up 11) and 118 deaths (no change).
Brown County: 50 positive cases (up three) and one death (no change).
As of Friday, more than 34 percent of ICU beds and more than 83 percent of ventilators were available statewide.
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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