Staff Reports
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health said 1,233 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 701,971 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
To date, 12,782 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 20 from the previous day. Another 405 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.
A total of 3,311,123 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,307,770 on Tuesday. A total of 9,293,614 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.
Bartholomew County reported 7,839 positive tests (up 14) with 153 deaths (no change) as of Wednesday.
Surrounding counties reported:
Jackson County: 4,918 positive cases (up 11) with 69 deaths (no change).
Jennings County: 2,244 positive cases (up two) with 47 deaths (no change).
Decatur County: 2,785 positive cases (up one) with 92 deaths (no change).
Shelby County: 4,768 positive cases (up seven) with 95 deaths (no change).
Johnson County: 17,408 positive cases (up 23) with 373 deaths (no change).
Brown County: 993 positive cases (no change) with 40 deaths (no change).
To find testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
Hoosiers age 16 and older are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule a vaccine, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance.
To find other vaccination sites, visit https://ourshot.in.gov.
As of Wednesday, a total of 3,519,666 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,054,305 first doses and 1,465,361 individuals who are fully vaccinated. The fully vaccinated number represents individuals who have received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines and those who received the single Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
