State: 770 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19

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A sign marks 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 announced today that 770 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 708,779 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

To date, 12,818 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of three 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 3,336,468 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,334,030 on Sunday. A total of 9,458,498 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.

Bartholomew County reported 7,888 positive tests (up five) with 155 deaths (no change) as of Monday.

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 4,935 positive cases (up three) with 69 deaths (no change).
  • Jennings County: 2,250 positive cases (up three) with 47 deaths (no change).
  • Decatur County: 2,790 positive cases (up one) with 92 deaths (no change).
  • Shelby County: 4,794 positive cases (up four) with 95 deaths (no change).
  • Johnson County: 17,544 positive cases (up 19) with 374 deaths (no change).
  • Brown County: 1,001 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.

As of today, a total of 3,747,830 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,174,794 first doses and 1,573,036 individuals who are fully vaccinated. The fully vaccinated number represents individuals who have received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and those who received the single Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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