Kosciusko Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Hits 22, With 9 Recoveries
Kosciusko Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Hits 22, With 9 Recoveries
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
Kosciusko Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Hits 22, With 9 RecoveriesThe number of reported confirmed positive cases of coronavirus in Kosciusko County increased from 20 Wednesday to 22 Thursday, according to information provided by the county Health Department.
Of those cases, there has only one been death and at least nine cases have recovered.
Reports are dated to the date the test result was received by the Kosciusko County Health Department, not when the individual was tested.
The county reported its first confirmed positive case March 26. In week 13 of the pandemic, the county had two positive cases; 10 in week 14; and five each in week 15 and 16.
By age range, the most cases (7) are those between the age of 40 to 49 in Kosciusko County, followed by five cases in the age range of 60 to 69. Other age ranges are: 80 to 89 years old, three cases; 70 to 79, two cases; 50 to 59, two cases; 30 to 39, two cases; and 20 to 29 years old, one case.
Down at the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), it announced 41 new COVID-19 deaths and 611 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 9,542 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
A total of 477 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
To date, 51,115 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 48,396 on Tuesday.
Marion County had the most new cases, at 113. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Allen (44), Elkhart (19), Floyd (10), Hamilton (15), Hendricks (18), Johnson (11), LaPorte (70), Lake (106), Porter (14) and St. Joseph (35). 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.
