State: 4,689 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19

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 4,689 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 210,374 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 4,383 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 36 from the previous day. Another 246 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, 1,809,940 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 1,794,398 on Saturday. A total of 3,210,666 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.

Bartholomew County reported 1,858 positive tests (up 38) with 60 deaths (up one) on Sunday.

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 1,462 positive cases (up 17) with 24 deaths (up two).
  • Jennings County: 538 positive cases (up 21) with 13 deaths (no change).
  • Decatur County: 799 positive cases (up 41) with 39 deaths (no change).
  • Shelby County: 1,223 positive cases (up 18) with 47 deaths (no change).
  • Johnson County: 4,131 positive cases (up 78) with 154 deaths (no change).
  • Brown County: 186 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.