Covid 19 update_1The Indiana Department of Health Monday announced that 3,630 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 529,688 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

In Marshall County there were 12 new positive cases reported bringing the total to 4,621.  No new deaths were reported, and we stand at 81 total deaths from COVID-19.  39 new tests were administered bringing the overall total to 20,457 tests.  The 7-day positivity rate of all tests was 19.6% and the 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals is 35%.

A total of 8,150 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 39 from the previous day. Another 364 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 are received by the state and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 2,675,056 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 2,667,473 on Sunday. A total of 5,814,026 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26.

To find other testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.