INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced that 2,890 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 619,995 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 9,504 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 34 from the previous day. Another 375 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, 2,930,353 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,920,127 on Wednesday. A total of 6,884,491 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.
Bartholomew County reported 6,727 positive tests (up 43) with 101 deaths (up one) as of Thursday. The county has a designation noting there is a large outbreak at the Bartholomew County Jail which has affected its positive case rate.
Surrounding counties reported:
- Jackson County: 4,330 positive cases (up 34) with 48 deaths (no change).
- Jennings County: 2,025 positive cases (up 11) with 38 deaths (up one).
- Decatur County: 2,519 positive cases (up 18) with 83 deaths (no change).
- Shelby County: 4,279 positive cases (up 25) with 82 deaths (no change).
- Johnson County: 15,380 positive cases (up 96) with 296 deaths (no change).
- Brown County: 896 positive cases (up two) with 34 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.
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.
As of Thursday, 503,116 Hoosiers have received a first dose of vaccine, and 122,254 are fully vaccinated.
Additional locations and appointments are being added as more vaccine becomes available.
