The Indiana Department of Health announced Thursday that 463 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings the state’s total to 756,625 Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus.
To date, 13,482 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 16 from the previous day.
Only 1 new positive case of the coronavirus was confirmed on Thursday’s state report. That brings the county’s total 6,277. No new deaths were reported and the county’s total is still 116. There were 15 individuals tested and the 7-day positivity rate for all tests was 1.2% while the 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals was 15.3%.
A total of 3,598,345 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana. A total of 10,931,782 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 12 and older can receive a COVID-19 vaccine; individuals younger than age 18 are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine only. To find a vaccination clinic near you, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accepted at most sites.
As of Thursday, a total of 5,678,352 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,826,839 first doses and 2,851,513 individuals who are fully vaccinated.
