corona virus updateThe Indiana Department of Health announced Sunday that 779 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 677,905 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus.

To date, 12,536 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19.

A total of 3,215,271 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana. A total of 8,649,905 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.

Hoosiers age 45 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents, first responders, and educators and school support staff through grade 12 are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Registration for individuals age 40 and older will open on Monday.

To schedule a vaccine, visit https://ourshot.in.gov, or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance.

As of Sunday, a total of 2,382,578 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 1,434,023 first doses and 948,555 individuals who are fully vaccinated.