Staff Reports
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health said 688 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 87,592 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
The count includes 16,239 antigen tests and 975 positive cases from July 28 through Aug. 22 in the cumulative reports. Moving forward, antigen cases and testing from the most recent 24-hour period will be included in the daily reports. Tests and cases from prior to July 28 will be added to the cumulative reports in the coming weeks as they are verified.
A total of 3,008 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of five from the previous day. Another 217 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, 1,002,038 tests for unique individuals have been reported to ISDH, up from 977,802 on Sunday.
Bartholomew County is reporting 1,013 positive tests (up 13) with 50 deaths (no change).
Surrounding counties reported:
Jackson County: 672 positive cases (up 19) with seven deaths (no change).
Jennings County: 254 positive cases (up 10) with 12 deaths (no change).
Decatur County: 374 positive cases (up five) with 33 deaths (no change).
Shelby County: 607 positive cases (up two) with 28 deaths (no change).
Johnson County: 1,942 positive cases (up 25) with 120 deaths (no change).
Brown County: 83 positive cases (up one) with two deaths (no change).
As of Monday, nearly 44 percent of ICU beds and nearly 84 percent of ventilators were available across the state.
To find other testing sites around the state, including one in Columbus, visit 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.
The testing site in Columbus is located in FairOaks Mall at the former JC Penney location.
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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 or the Indiana State Department of Health at in.gov/isdh/.
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