State: 572 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19

Columbus Regional Health employee Hetty Bateman holds her COVID-19 vaccination card before being inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a Columbus Regional Health facility in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Mike Wolanin | The Republic Mike Wolanin | The Republic

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 572 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 758,479 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

To date, 13,506 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 10 from the previous day. Another 427 probable deaths have been reported to date based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.

A total of 3,620,520 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,617,583 on Monday. A total of 10,981,670 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.

Bartholomew County is reporting 8,202 positive cases (up eight) with 157 deaths (no change).

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 5,105 positive cases (no change) with 77 deaths (no change)
  • Jennings County: 2,357 positive cases (no change) with 49 deaths (no change)
  • Decatur County: 2,906 positive cases (up two) with 92 deaths (no change)
  • Shelby County: 5,059 positive cases (no change) with 97 deaths (no change)
  • Johnson County: 18,595 positive cases (up 11) with 390 deaths (up one)
  • Brown County: 1,051 positive cases (no change) with 43 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 12 and older can receive a COVID-19 vaccine; individuals younger than age 18 are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine only. To find a vaccination clinic near you, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accepted at most sites.

As of today, a total of 5,719,528 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,845,021 first doses and 2,874,507 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.