The Indiana Dept. of Health today announced 1,567 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19. That brings to 629,903 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the new coronavirus, following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 9,677 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 65 since yesterday. Another 377 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, 2,968,591 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,963,581 on Monday. A total of 7,067,175 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 65 and older, along with health care workers, long-term care residents and first responders who are regularly called to the scene of an emergency to render medical assistance, are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule an appointment, visit ourshot.in.gov or call 2-1-1.
As of today, 586,937 Hoosiers have received a first dose of vaccine, and 155,362 are fully vaccinated.
Additional locations and appointments are being added as more vaccine becomes available.
