The Indiana Dept. of Health today announced 2,756 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19. That brings to 595,436 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the new coronavirus, following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 9,092 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 126 since yesterday. Another 374 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record. Deaths are reported based on when data is received by the state and occurred over multiple days.
To date, 2,847,632 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,839,505 on Monday. A total of 6,498,762 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the IDH since Feb. 26, 2020.
To find testing sites around the state, visit coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.
Hoosiers 70 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders, are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. More than 317,000 Hoosiers have received their first dose of vaccine, and nearly 72,000 are fully vaccinated, according to the IDH.
To schedule, visit ourshot.in.gov or call 2-1-1. Additional locations and appointments are being added as more vaccine becomes available.
