State: 1,733 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19

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Signs mark 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

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced that 1,733 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 628,391 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 9,613 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 16 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, 2,963,581 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,957,867 on Sunday. A total of 7,039,744 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.

Bartholomew County reported 6,851 positive tests (up 17) with 104 deaths (no change) as of Monday.

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 4,394 positive cases (up 10) with 48 deaths (no change).
  • Jennings County: 2,053 positive cases (up eight) with 38 deaths (no change).
  • Decatur County: 2,551 positive cases (up five) with 83 deaths (no change).
  • Shelby County: 4,348 positive cases (up 19) with 82 deaths (no change).
  • Johnson County: 15,598 positive cases (up 55) with 298 deaths (no change).
  • Brown County: 906 positive cases (up one) with 35 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 65 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders who are regularly called to the scene of an emergency to render medical assistance, are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211.

As of today, 568,328 Hoosiers have received a first dose of vaccine, and 146,333 are fully vaccinated.

 

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