County Has 283 Positive COVID-19 Cases, With 215 Of Them Active
County Has 283 Positive COVID-19 Cases, With 215 Of Them Active
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
County Has 283 Positive COVID-19 Cases, With 215 Of Them ActiveTen new COVID-19 cases were reported to the Kosciusko County Health Department between noon Wednesday and noon Thursday.
This gives the county a total of 283 positive cases and two deaths.
In the graphic provided with Thursday’s daily press release from the KCHD, a graph with current “active cases” was provided. This graph provides the latest data for the number of individuals that have “recovered,” according to the KCHD news release. The graphic shows that on Thursday, there were 215 “current active COVID-19 cases,” up from 211 on Wednesday and 190 on Tuesday.
Regenstrief Institute has defined recovered individuals as "distinct individuals with a COVID-19 positive test greater than 21 days ago who have not been hospitalized plus distinct patients with COVID-19 positive tests who have been hospitalized and were discharged and have had at least seven days to recover,” the release states.
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) on Thursday announced that 449 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 38,748 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total, according to the ISDH’s daily news release.
Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remain steady. As of today, nearly 38% of ICU beds and nearly 84% of ventilators are available, the ISDH release states.
A total of 2,198 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 25 over the previous day. Another 182 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 ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
To date, 327,342 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 320,094 on Wednesday.
Hoosiers who have symptoms of COVID-19 and those who have been exposed and need a test to return to work are encouraged to visit a state-sponsored testing site for free testing. Individuals without symptoms who are at high risk because they are over age 65, have diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure or another underlying condition, as well as those who are pregnant, live with a high-risk individual or are a member of a minority population that is at greater risk for severe illness, also are encouraged to get tested.
To find testing locations around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link. More than 200 locations are available around the state.
The city of Warsaw and Kosciusko County government previously announced that they will use recently allocated CARES Act funding to provide COVID-19 testing for residents of Kosciusko County. Those with health insurance will be asked to provide a copy of their insurance card for billing. Otherwise, there will be no charge for the testing to the resident.
Residents can either go online to register for the testing at medstatonline.com or call the office to schedule at the following locations during the hours listed.
• MedStat Warsaw, 1500 Provident Drive, Suite A, Warsaw. Hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone is 574-372-7637, option 2.
• MedStat Syracuse, 107 W. Pickwick Drive, Suite A, Syracuse. Hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Phone number is 574-457-8682, option 2.
• MedStat Nappanee, 1001 N. Main St., Suite A, Nappanee. Hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Phone number is 574-773-2509, option 2.
Testing will be on demand for those with symptoms, those who are at risk by age or other health conditions or those who feel they have been exposed.
