State: 809 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 809 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 63,678 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 2,725 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 16 over the previous day. Another 199 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 ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 716,809 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 707,791 on Monday.

Bartholomew County is reporting 697 positive cases (up 10) with 46 deaths (up one).

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 532 positive cases (up six) with four deaths (no change).
  • Decatur County: 285 positive cases (up seven) with 32 deaths (no change).
  • Shelby County: 493 positive cases (up two) with 26 deaths (up one).
  • Jennings County: 195 positive cases (up one) with 12 deaths (no change)
  • Johnson County: 1,574 positive cases (up 19) with 118 deaths (no change).
  • Brown County: 66 positive cases (up two) with one death (no change).

As of Tuesday, 44.6 percent of ICU beds and 83.5 percent of ventilators were available across the state.

To find testing locations around the state, including one in Columbus, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.