The Indiana Department of Health announced Wednesday that 4,733 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings the state’s total to 918,230 Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus.
To date, 14,550 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, which includes 68 newly reported deaths that occurred between Aug. 21 and Sept. 14.
Tuesday’s report from the state shows Marshall County with 52 new positive cases of the coronavirus bringing the county’s total to 7,168. There was also another death bringing the county’s total death count to 127. There were 93 individuals were tested and the 7-day positivity rate of all tests in Marshall County was 9.8% while the 70day positivity rate for unique individuals in the county was 26.3%.
To find testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link. Clinics are being added regularly around the state.
Hoosiers age 12 and older can receive a COVID-19 vaccine. 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 Wednesday, a total of 3,180,415 Hoosiers are fully vaccinated.
