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With 31 New Reported Cases, Kosciusko Has 872 COVID Cases

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With 31 New Reported Cases, Kosciusko Has 872 COVID CasesThe Kosciusko County Health Department reported Tuesday night that it received 31 new COVID-19 positive cases between noon Friday and noon Tuesday.

This gives Kosciusko County a total of 872 positive cases, including 12 deaths. The 872 cases include 696 recovered cases, seven hospitalized active cases and 157 active cases.

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) on Wednesday announced that 671 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 76,522 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard, according to the ISDH news release.

A total of 2,878 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 15 over the previous day. Another 208 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.   

As of Wednesday, more than 34% of ICU beds and nearly 82% of ventilators are available across the state.

As of Wednesday, 866,994 tests for unique individuals have been reported to ISDH, up from 861,655 Tuesday.

To find testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.