Kosciusko Reports 19 Positive Coronavirus CasesKosciusko County Health Department reported 19 positive cases, up one since Saturday, in Kosciusko County as of Monday, with still only one death.
An obituary in today’s newspaper for James Richard Nichols states Nichols, 74, of Warsaw, died April 5 at Kosciusko Community Hospital of COVID-19.
The KCHD news release on Monday states it has started to see improvements in at least six cases and will update the community with this “promising” information as it continues to follow up with positive cases.
Meanwhile, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) on Monday announced that 331 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 8,236 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
A total of 350 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
As of Monday, 44,539 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 42,489 on Sunday.
Marion County had the most new cases, at 129. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Hamilton (11), Hendricks (16), Johnson (11) and Lake (54). 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 include new demographic breakdowns by race and ethnicity, ventilator and intensive care bed capacity and to make corrections based on updated information provided to ISDH.
