corona virus updateThe Indiana Department of Health announced Tuesday that 733 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 709,455 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus.

To date, 12,826 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19. One new death was reported bringing the county’s total to 109. 22 tests for COVID-19 were administered bringing the county’s overall total tests to 22,889.  The 7-day positivity rate for all tests was 3.5% while the 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals was 16.5%.

In Marshall County 6 new positive cases of the coronavirus were confirmed brining the county’s total to 5,792.

A total of 3,337,834 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,336,468 on Monday. A total of 9,478,262 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 Tuesday, a total of 3,785,172 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,191,407 first doses and 1,593,765 individuals who are fully vaccinated.