County reporting 1,312 positive COVID-19 tests as of Wednesday

A sign marks 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 1,172 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 139,269 the total number of Indiana residents known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 3,609 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 14 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, 1,511,060 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 1,503,923 on Tuesday. A total of 2,395,566 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.

Bartholomew County reported 1,312 positive tests (up five) with 57 deaths (no change) on Wednesday.

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 964 positive cases (up eight) with 10 deaths (no change).
  • Jennings County: 345 positive cases (up two) with 13 deaths (no change).
  • Decatur County: 483 positive cases (up two) with 39 deaths (no change).
  • Shelby County: 733 positive cases (up four) with 29 deaths (no change).
  • Johnson County: 2,820 positive cases (up 48) with 127 deaths (no change).
  • Brown County: 123 positive cases (up one) 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.