corona virus updateOn Thursday, the health department reported that 977 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 680,998 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

The Indiana Covid-19 Dashboard & Map shows Marshall County reporting 6 new individuals tested positive for Covid-19 bringing the total to 5575 since March 2020 with 16 new individuals being tested.There were no new Covid-19 related deaths reported since Wednesday as Marshall County remains with 106 deaths. The 7-Day Positivity for All Tests scored 2.7% with the 7-Day Positivity for the Unique Individuals scoring 11.6%.

To date, 12,576 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of eight 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 3,224,904 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,222,944 on Wednesday. A total of 8,715,517 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.