corona virus updateThe Indiana Department of Health announced Monday that 702 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings the state’s total to 715,468 residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus.

In Marshall County six more individuals have tested positive bringing the overall total to 5,860.  27 individuals were tested in the last 24 hours bringing the county’s total tests to 25,081.  No additional deaths have been reported.  The County’s total deaths from COVID-19 remains at 109.  The 7-day positivity rate for all tests in the county is 2.3% while the 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals is 11.6%.

To date, 12,870 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19.

A total of 3,363,801 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,361,013 on Sunday. A total of 9,657,616 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.

Effective Monday, any vaccination clinic that has openings has been asked to accept walk-in clients without an appointment. To find vaccination sites, visit https://ourshot.in.gov.

As of Monday, a total of 4,029,224 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,289,242 first doses and 1,739,982 individuals who are fully vaccinated.