INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced that 1,750 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 626,682 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 9,598 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of five from the previous day. Another 376 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, 2,957,867 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,949,445 on Saturday. A total of 7,014,523 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.
Bartholomew County reported 6,835 positive tests (up 36) with 104 deaths (up two) as of Sunday.
Surrounding counties reported:
- Jackson County: 4,384 positive cases (up 19) with 48 deaths (no change).
- Jennings County: 2,044 positive cases (up five) with 38 deaths (no change).
- Decatur County: 2,547 positive cases (up nine) with 83 deaths (no change).
- Shelby County: 4,329 positive cases (up 11) with 82 deaths (no change).
- Johnson County: 15,543 positive cases (up 30) with 298 deaths (no change).
- Brown County: 905 positive cases (up two) with 35 deaths (up one).
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 Sunday, 562,084 Hoosiers have received a first dose of vaccine, and 143,638 are fully vaccinated.
Additional locations and appointments are being added as more vaccine becomes available.
