State: 6,983 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

Staff Reports

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health said 6,983 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 289,183 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 4,992 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 40 from the previous day. Another 254 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, 2,053,143 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,030,938 on Friday. A total of 3,846,380 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.

Bartholomew County reported 2,889 positive tests (up 99) with 62 deaths (no change) on Saturday

Surrounding counties reported:

Jackson County: 1,953 positive cases (up 37) with 33 deaths (up one).

Jennings County: 775 positive cases (up 17) with 14 deaths (up one).

Decatur County: 1,186 positive cases (up 24) with 42 deaths (no change).

Shelby County: 1,663 positive cases (up 54) with 53 deaths (up one).

Johnson County: 5,814 positive cases (up 138) with 161 deaths (up one).

Brown County: 308 positive cases (up four) 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.