State: 879 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19

Signs mark the COVID-19 testing site at the old J.C. Penney store at FairOaks Mall in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Mike Wolanin | The Republic

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced that 879 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 118,322 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 3,365 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 11 from the previous day. Another 226 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, 1,366,294 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 1,358,860 on Sunday. A total of 2,029,571 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.

Bartholomew County reported 1,184 positive tests (up five) with 57 deaths (no change) on Monday.

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 773 positive cases (up five) with nine deaths (no change).
  • Jennings County: 316 positive cases with 12 deaths (no change).
  • Decatur County: 459 positive cases (up one) with 39 deaths (no change).
  • Shelby County: 680 positive cases (up three) with 29 deaths (no change).
  • Johnson County: 2,352 positive cases (up 14) with 124 deaths (no change).
  • Brown County: 104 positive cases 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.