| HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS |
| INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 5,037 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 833,968 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard. To date, 13,903 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 19 from Tuesday. Another 437 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 20 new positives and 66 new tests. A total of 3,849,767 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,836,684 on Tuesday. A total of 12,011,885 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. Clinics are being added regularly around the state.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. Vaccinations will be offered from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Indiana Tech, 1600 E. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN. Vaccinations and free COVID-19 testing will be offered on the following schedule:Today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Shadeland Goodwill 2900 Shadeland Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46219 Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana 1635 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46222 Today, noon to 8 p.m.: Hancock Wellness Center 888 W. New Rd., Greenfield, IN 46140 Corydon Intermediate School 100 High School Rd., Corydon, IN 47112 Rural King parking lot 1460 W. State Road 2, La Porte, IN 46350 Highland Middle School 2108 N. 200 North, Anderson, IN 46012 Rising Sun Church of Christ 315 N. High St., Rising Sun, IN 47040 Robe-Ann Park 405 S. Bloomington St., Greencastle, IN 46135 Scottsburg Fire Station No. 1 185 S. Lake Road N., Scottsburg, IN 47170 Kokomo Event Center 1500 N. Reed Rd., Kokomo, IN 46901 Schenkel Station 11 W. State St., Huntington, IN 46750 Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Statehouse Market 430 Robert D. Orr Plaza, Indianapolis, 46204 Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Switzerland Wine Fest 100 Ferry St., Vevay, IN 47043 Friday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Leota Frolic 3983 W Leota Rd., Leota, IN 47170 Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.: Phillips Temple Community Health and Wellness 210 E. 34th St., Indianapolis, IN 46205 Saturday, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Feast of Lanterns 1800 Nowland Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46201 Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.: Open Streets of Fort Wayne 2500 S Calhoun St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46807 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 6,151,452 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 3,085,734 first doses and 3,065,718 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. |
