Kosciusko’s COVID-19 Cases Surpasses 300In just over a week, Kosciusko County’s COVID-19 case count has increased another hundred cases.
The Kosciusko County Health Department reported receiving 21 new cases between noon Thursday and noon Friday, giving the county a total of 306 positive cases and two deaths.
The county had its first case on March 26 and it took approximately two months to get to the 100th case. It took about another a week to get to the 200th case (on about June 4).
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) on Friday announced that 452 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 39,146 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 Friday, more than 38% of ICU beds and more than 83% of ventilators are available, according to the daily ISDH news release.
A total of 2,214 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 16 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, 335,180 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 327,342 on Thursday.
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 are using 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 is 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.
