Monday COVID-19 update

HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 150 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 751,526 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.To date, 13,379 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of four from Saturday. Another 420 probable deaths have been reported to date based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.  

No new positives in Decatur County and 6 new tests bringing the number of tests to 12,734.

 A total of 3,561,837 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,557,831 on Saturday. A total of 10,749,488 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.To find testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link. Hoosiers age 12 and older can receive a COVID-19 vaccine; individuals younger than age 18 are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine only. To find a vaccination clinic near you, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accepted at most sites.

Mobile vaccination clinics are planned on the following schedule:

Wednesday-Thursday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.):
Grant County:
Allen Temple AME Church
3440 S. Washington, Marion, IN 46953

Wednesday-Friday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.):
Monroe County:
Harrodsburg Community Center
1102 W. Popcorn Rd., Harrodsburg, IN 47403

Wednesday-Friday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.):
DeKalb County:
Butler Methodist Church
501 W. Green St., Butler, IN 46721

Shelby County:
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
3718 E. Blue Ridge Rd., Shelbyville, IN 46176

Wednesday-Saturday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.):
Kosciusko County:
Syracuse Community Center
1013 North Long Dr., Syracuse, IN 46567

Friday (noon to 6 p.m.):
Spencer County:
Spencer County Fair
1101 E. CR 800 N., Chrisney, IN 47611

Thursday-Saturday (4 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday):
Crawford County:
Crawford County Fair
1095 IN-66, Marengo, IN 47140

Patients with an appointment at a state-hosted public vaccination site can get a free Uber or Lyft ride. Call 2-1-1 or (866) 211-9966 to receive a voucher to cover the cost of an Uber ride to and from your vaccination appointments. IU Health offers free Lyft rides to any vaccine site in the state. Call 1.888.IUHEALTH (888-484-3258) and choose option 9 if you need transportation to your vaccine appointment.As of today, a total of 5,506,004 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,760,925 first doses and 2,745,079 individuals who are fully vaccinated. The fully vaccinated number represents individuals who have received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines and those who received the single Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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