State: 920 additional Hoosiers diagnosed with COVID-19

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 today announced that 920 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at the state laboratory, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 114,236 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 3,322 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 17 from the previous day. Another 226 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 the state and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,331,608 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 1,322,819 on Wednesday. A total of 1,937,499 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.

Bartholomew County reported 1,155 positive tests (up two) with 57 deaths (no change) on Thursday.

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 746 positive cases (up four) with nine deaths (no change).
  • Jennings County: 312 positive cases with 12 deaths (no change).
  • Decatur County: 458 positive cases (up one) with 39 deaths (no change).
  • Shelby County: 668 positive cases (up two) with 29 deaths (no change).
  • Johnson County: 2,291 positive cases (up 13 with 123 deaths (no change).
  • Brown County: 104 positive cases (up one) with three deaths (no change).

To find testing sites around the state, including a site at the FairOaks Mall in Columbus, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.