Staff Reports
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health said 758 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at the state laboratory, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 107,229 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 3,235 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 20 from the previous day. Another 225 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 the state and occurred over multiple days.
To date, 1,254,731 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 1,247,293 on Monday. A total of 1,756,019 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.
Bartholomew County reported 1,126 positive tests (up one) with 57 deaths (up one) on Tuesday.
Surrounding counties reported:
Jackson County: 725 positive cases (up three) with nine deaths (no change).
Jennings County: 305 positive cases (up one) with 12 deaths (no change).
Decatur County: 446 positive cases (no change) with 38 deaths (no change).
Shelby County: 649 positive cases (up one) with 29 deaths (no change).
Johnson County: 2,218 positive cases (up 11) with 122 deaths (no change).
Brown County: 93 positive cases (no change) with three deaths (no change).
To find testing sites around the state, including a site at the FairOaks Mall in Columbus, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
