INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 1,046 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 77,565 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 2,898 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 20 over the previous day. Another 207 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, 877,970 tests for unique individuals have been reported to ISDH, up from 866,994 on Wednesday.
Bartholomew County reported 844 positive cases on Thursday (up 23) with 47 deaths (no change).
Surrounding counties reported:
- Jackson County: 606 positive cases (up nine) with five deaths (no change).
- Jennings County: 232 positive cases (up four) with 12 deaths (no change).
- Decatur County: 347 positive cases (up five) with 32 deaths (no change).
- Shelby County: 572 positive cases (up four) with 28 deaths (up one).
- Johnson County: 1,800 positive cases (up six) with 119 deaths (no change)
- Brown County: 75 positive cases with two deaths (no change).
As of Thursday, 33 percent of ICU beds and 80 percent of ventilators were available across the state.
To find testing sites around the state, including one in Columbus, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
