Staff Reports
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health said that 4,411 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 578,494 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 8,830 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 40 from the previous day. Another 372 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, 2,792,291 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,779,991 on Wednesday. A total of 6,271,603 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.
Bartholomew County reported 6,160 positive tests (up 38) with 94 deaths (no change) as of Thursday.
Surrounding counties reported:
Jackson County: 4,101 positive cases (up 27) with 45 deaths (no change).
Jennings County: 1,886 positive cases (up 15) with 35 deaths (no change).
Decatur County: 2,373 positive cases (up 23) with 82 deaths (up one).
Shelby County: 3,943 positive cases (up 30) with 76 deaths (no change).
Johnson County: 14,120 positive cases (up 132) with 277 deaths (up one).
Brown County: 844 positive cases (up one) with 28 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.
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Call 888-634-1116 or visit lhi.care/covidtesting to register and schedule a COVID-19 test.
The testing site in Columbus is located in FairOaks Mall at the former JC Penney location.
The Bartholomew Health Department and Windrose Health Network is also offering free COVID-19 testing.
Dates and times may vary, with evening and Saturday appointments available. The phone number is 812-379-1555, Option 1.
Testing will be available to all members of the public regardless of symptoms. Children as young as 2 years of age can be tested with parental consent.
Windrose Health Network is located at 911 E. Main Cross St., Edinburgh. Windrose will also be utilizing a mobile unit at its Hope location. Windrose may be contacted at 317-680-9901.
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Hoosiers age 70 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders, are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211.
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Visit crh.org/news/2020/03/16/coronavirus-update-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
Visit the Community COVID-19 Task Force’s website at covid19communitytaskforce.org.
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For more information about COVID-19, including a list of frequently asked questions, visit in.gov/coronavirus or the Indiana State Department of Health at in.gov/isdh/.
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