Coronavirus Update 2021The Indiana Department of Health announced Thursday that 1,408 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 703,345 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus.

In Marshall County a total of 5,753 citizens have tested positive for the coronavirus.  Eleven new cases were added on Thursday and 56 new tests were administered.  The total of those who have lost their life to COVID-19 remains at 108 since March 2020.  The 7-day positivity rate for all tests in the county is 2.6% while the 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals is 13.4%.

To date, 12,789 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19.

A total of 3,316,399 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana. A total of 9,334,460 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.

Hoosiers age 16 and older are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule a vaccine, or find a test site visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance.

As of Thursday, a total of 3,588,808 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,091,055 first doses and 1,497,753 individuals who are fully vaccinated.