Covid 19 update_1The Indiana Department of Health announced Sunday that 1,072 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings the states total to 722,646 of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus.

To date, 12,937 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19.

In Marshall County there were 14 new positive cases of the coronavirus in Marshall County.  The county’s total is now 5,941.  There was one new death reported being the county’s total to 111 since tracking started in February.  47 additional COVID-19 tests were administered and overall, there have been 25,307 tests given to county residents. The 7-day positivity rate for all tests in Marshall County was 3.6% while the 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals was 16.7%.

A total of 3,392,361 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,387,503 on Saturday. A total of 9,846,031 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 4,297,368 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,364,001 first doses and 1,933,367 individuals who are fully vaccinated.