State: Hoosier COVID-19 death toll climbs over 9,000

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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 today announced that 2,548 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 592,709 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

A total of 8,966 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 30 from the previous day. Another 374 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, 2,839,505 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,831,352 on Sunday. A total of 6,462,786 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.

Bartholomew County reported 6,292 positive tests (up 26) with 94 deaths (no change) as of Monday.

Surrounding counties reported:

  • Jackson County: 4,161 positive cases (up 14) with 45 deaths (no change).
  • Jennings County: 1,932 positive cases (up seven) with 35 deaths (no change).
  • Decatur County: 2,428 positive cases (up seven) with 82 deaths (no change).
  • Shelby County: 4,042 positive cases (up 21) with 79 deaths (no change).
  • Johnson County: 14,583 positive cases (up 87) with 285 deaths (up one).
  • Brown County: 857 positive cases (up two) with 30 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.

Hoosiers age 70 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders, are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211. Additional locations and appointments are being added as more vaccine becomes available.

To date, nearly 303,000 Hoosiers have received their first dose of vaccine, and nearly 64,000 have been fully vaccinated.

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