State: 6,288 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 6,288 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 482,734 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 7,391 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 85 from the previous day. Another 339 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, 2,572,545 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,556,493 on Wednesday. A total of 5,431,146 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.

Bartholomew County reported 5,192 positive tests (up 93) with 78 deaths (no change) as of Thursday

Surrounding counties reported:

Jackson County: 3,601 positive cases (up 34) with 42 deaths (no change).

Jennings County: 1,631 positive cases (up 22) with 28 deaths (no change).

Decatur County: 1,985 positive cases (up 14) with 67 deaths (up two).

Shelby County: 3,178 positive cases (up 43) with 69 deaths (no change).

Johnson County: 11,186 positive cases (up 223) with 217 deaths (up one).

Brown County: 658 positive cases (up eight) with eight 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.