Kosciusko COVID-19 Count Increases 35Between noon Friday and noon Monday, the Kosciusko County Health Department received a total of 35 new COVID-19 cases.
This gives the county a total of 245 positive cases, according to the daily news release from the KCHD.
The release also states, “As we continue to see the number of cases in Kosciusko County rise, please continue to wear masks in public indoor settings, social distance as well as possible and remain mindful of sanitization. Many cases are directly linked to close contact with positive cases and cases have begun to experience more severe symptoms – whereas in March, April and early May the cases were still sporadic and symptoms were mild to none at all. Stay safe and stay healthy.”
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) on Monday announced that 244 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 37,623 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remains steady. As of Monday, more than 38% of ICU beds and 83% of ventilators are available, the ISDH release stated.
A total of 2,135 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 14 over the previous day. Another 181 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, 309,503 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 304,263 on Sunday.
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.
ISDH will host a free drive-thru clinic Thursday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Merrillville Municipal Complex, 7820 Broadway, Merrillville. To find other 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 announced Wednesday 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.
