Covid 19 update_1The Indiana Department of Health announced Sunday that 832 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings the state’s total to 714,786 Indiana residents known to have had the novel coronavirus.

In Marshall County 4 new individuals have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.  That brings the county’s total positive cases to 5,844.  26 new individuals were tested bringing the county’s total test number is 25,061.  No new deaths were reported and the total Marshall County citizens to have died from COVID-19 to date is 109.  The 7-day positivity rate for all tests was 2.9% while the 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals was 15.5%.

To date, 12,864 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19.

A total of 3,361,013 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana. A total of 9,646,086 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.

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

Hoosiers age 16 and older are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. 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 4,014,793 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,284,216 first doses and 1,730,577 individuals who are fully vaccinated.