1 Additional Positive COVID-19 Case Reported To Health Dept.
1 Additional Positive COVID-19 Case Reported To Health Dept.
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
1 Additional Positive COVID-19 Case Reported To Health Dept.Kosciusko County Health Department reported one new confirmed case of coronavirus as of noon Friday.
That gives Kosciusko County a total of 27 positive cases, with two of them ending in death and at least 13 recoveries.
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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) on Friday announced that 656 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 13,680 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
A total of 741 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
As of Friday, 75,553 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 72,040 on Thursday.
Marion County had the most new cases, at 136. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Allen (13), Bartholomew (12), Cass (56), Clark (14), Elkhart (15), Grant (10), Hamilton (27), Hancock (17), Hendricks (15), Johnson (33), Lake (98), Madison (20), Orange (17), Porter (10) and St. Joseph (42).
The Lake County totals include results from East Chicago and Gary, which have their own health departments.
The complete list of counties with cases is included in the ISDH COVID-19 dashboard at coronavirus.in.gov. Cases are listed by county of residence. Private lab reporting may be delayed and will be reflected in the map and count when results are received at ISDH.
The dashboard will be updated at noon each day.
The dashboard also has been updated to make corrections based on updated information provided to ISDH.
