The Indiana State Dept. of Health today announced 993 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19. That brings to 683,076 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the new coronavirus, following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
To date, 12,605 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of nine from the previous day. Another 406 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.
A total of 3,242,438 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,227,019 on Friday. A total of 8,816,023 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the ISDH 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 age 40 and older, along with health care workers, long-term care residents, first responders who are regularly called to the scene of an emergency to render medical assistance, and educators and school support staff through 12th grade are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
To schedule a vaccine, visit ourshot.in.gov or call 2-1-1 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance.
Additional locations and appointments are being added as more vaccine becomes available.
As of today, a total of 2,650,916 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 1,585,439 first doses and 1,065,477 individuals who are fully vaccinated.
