Covid 19 update_1

The Indiana Department of Health announced Wednesday that 6,283 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 440,850 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

Marshall County reported 41 new individuals that tested positive for covid-19 totaling 4086 with 1 additional death reported totaling 62 with 110 new individuals tested. The 7-Day- All Tests scored 6.7% with the 7-Day- Unique Individuals scoring 30.7%.

A total of 6,781 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 125 from the previous day. Another 320 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, 2,461,562 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,446,551 on Tuesday. A total of 5,050,163 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.

To find other testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.