INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced that 1,832 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 131,493 the total number of Indiana residents known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 3,534 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 19 from the previous day. Another 227 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, 1,463,436 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 1,451,391 on Thursday. A total of 2,276,846 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.
Bartholomew County reported 1,264 positive tests (up 18) with 57 deaths (no change) on Friday.
Surrounding counties reported:
- Jackson County: 890 positive cases (up 21) with 10 deaths (no change).
- Jennings County: 335 positive cases (up one) with 13 deaths (no change).
- Decatur County: 474 positive cases (up four) with 39 deaths (no change).
- Shelby County: 711 positive cases (up five) with 29 deaths (no change).
- Johnson County: 2,609 positive cases (up 38) with 126 deaths (no change).
- Brown County: 115 positive cases (up two) 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.
