INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced that 3,188 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 608,519 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 9,317 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 50 from the previous day. Another 375 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, 2,890,956 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,879,896 on Friday. A total of 6,701,477 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.
Bartholomew County reported 6,484 positive tests (up 43) with 100 deaths (no change) as of Saturday.
Surrounding counties reported:
- Jackson County: 4,250 positive cases (up 47) with 47 deaths (no change).
- Jennings County: 1,989 positive cases (up 13) with 36 deaths (no change).
- Decatur County: 2,476 positive cases (up 11) with 83 deaths (no change).
- Shelby County: 4,175 positive cases (up 35) with 81 deaths (no change).
- Johnson County: 15,069 positive cases (up 107) with 295 deaths (up two).
- Brown County: 880 positive cases (up three) with 35 deaths (up one).
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.
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.
As of today, nearly 419,000 Hoosiers have received a first dose of vaccine, and more than 94,000 are fully vaccinated.
Additional locations and appointments are being added as more vaccine becomes available.
