INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today 1,327 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 704,632 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
To date, 12,803 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 14 from the previous day. Another 408 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.
A total of 3,320,902 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,316,399 on Thursday. A total of 9,372,082 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.
Bartholomew County reported 7,867 positive tests (up 12) with 155 deaths (up two) as of Friday.
Surrounding counties reported:
- Jackson County: 4,928 positive cases (up five) with 69 deaths (no change).
- Jennings County: 2,247 positive cases (up one) with 47 deaths (no change).
- Decatur County: 2,785 positive cases (no change) with 92 deaths (no change).
- Shelby County: 4,782 positive cases (up six) with 95 deaths (no change).
- Johnson County: 17,475 positive cases (up 28) with 374 deaths (no change).
- Brown County: 997 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.
State officials also announced that free COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway without an appointment today through Sunday.
The speedway is offering the Moderna vaccine from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Individuals should enter through Gate 2 off 16th Street. Additional appointments are available at the speedway later this month and can be scheduled at https://ourshot.in.gov. Second-dose appointments will be scheduled at the time of the first dose and will be offered at Lucas Oil Stadium.
To find other vaccination sites, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211 to schedule an appointment. Hoosiers age 16 and older are now eligible.
As of today, a total of 3,646,880 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,119,408 first doses and 1,527,472 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.
