Thursday COVID-19 update

HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 674 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 742,353 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.To date, 13,167 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 19 from the previous day. Another 416 probable deaths have been reported to date based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.  

Decatur County has had 2881 positives (3 new) and 12,556 tests (16 new)


 A total of 3,490,024 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,486,550 on Wednesday. A total of 10,389,336 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.Appointments and walk-ups are welcome at the former Roosevelt High School in Gary, which is offering both the Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines. The Gary clinic is offering vaccinations from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. CDT at 2401 Harrison St., Gary, IN 46407 today through Friday and will operate from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT on Saturday, the final day of the clinic. Free transportation to and from the site is available through the Gary Public Transportation Corporation (GPTC). Language interpretation and support for those with disabilities, hearing or vision impairments are also available onsite.Mobile vaccination clinics are also available on the following schedule:

Today (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.):
First Church
5387 IN-10, Wheatfield, IN 46392Mooresville High School
550 N. Indiana St., Mooresville, IN 46158

Tippecanoe County Amphitheater
4449 IN-43, West Lafayette, IN 47906Today-Friday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.):
Reynolds Parking Lot
401 W. Second St., Reynolds, IN 47980

Today-Saturday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday):
McMillen Park
3901 Abbott St., Fort Wayne, IN 46806

Today-Saturday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday):
Civil Rights Heritage Center
1040 W. Washington St., South Bend, IN 46601

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 5,101,561 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,624,782 first doses and 2,476,779 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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