COVID-19 Case Count Continues Climbing In Kosciusko County
COVID-19 Case Count Continues Climbing In Kosciusko County
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
COVID-19 Case Count Continues Climbing In Kosciusko CountyThe number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases ratcheted up in the county over the Memorial Day weekend.
Kosciusko County Health Department received seven new cases on Saturday, eight on Sunday, eight on Monday but then no new cases as of noon Tuesday.
This gave Kosciusko County a total of 94 positive cases and one death, according to a daily news release from the KCHD.
On Monday, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced that 354 additional Hoosiers were diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 31,715 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
A total of 1,832 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of eight over the previous day. Another 152 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record, following a correction to the previous day’s total. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
To date, 226,251 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 220,801 on Sunday.
On Tuesday, the Indiana State Department of Health’s news release stated that "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.”
Thursday through Sunday of this week, the ISDH will host drive-thru clinics from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:
• Shelbyville High School, 2003 S. Miller St., Shelbyville.
• Miller School - Hammond, 6530 New Hampshire
• Ivy Tech Community College - Princeton, 2431 S. Crabtree Drive, Princeton.
• Franklin County 4-H Fairgrounds, 7178 Blue Creek, Brookville.
To find additional testing locations, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link. More than 200 locations are available around the state, according to the ISDH release.
