| HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS |
| INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 612 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 759,062 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.To date, 13,512 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of six from the previous day. Another 426 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 2906 positives and 12,882 tests (2 new) A total of 3,623,059 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,620,520 on Tuesday. A total of 10,994,218 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: Today, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: 270 Morton St., Shipshewana, IN 46565Today-Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Harrodsburg Community Center 1102 W. Popcorn Rd., Harrodsburg, IN 47403 Today-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Kosciusko County Fair 1400 E. Smith St., Warsaw, IN 46580 Thursday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Red Gold 120 E. Oak St., Orestes, IN 46063 Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Red Gold 120 E. Oak St., Orestes, IN 46063 Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Noble County Fair 580 N. Fair St., Merchants building, Kendallville, IN 46755 Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Winamac City Park 2262 E. Old State Road 14, Winamac, IN 46996 Thursday-Saturday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Franklin County 4-H Fair 7178 Blue Creek Rd., Brookville, IN 47012 Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: Gibson County Fair 709 N. Embree St., Princeton, IN 47670 Friday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Tipton County Fair 1200 S. Main St., Cicero Room, Tipton, IN 46072 Saturday, noon-10 p.m.: Tipton County Fair 1200 S. Main St., Cicero Room, Tipton, IN 46072 Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Indiana Black & Minority Health Fair Indiana Convention Center 100 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, 46225 Sunday, noon-6 p.m.: Indiana Black & Minority Health Fair Indiana Convention Center 100 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, 46225 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 5,728,334 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,849,158 first doses and 2,879,176 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. |
