The Indiana State Department of Health announced on Saturday, March 28, that 290 additional Hoosiers were diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and private laboratories. That brings to 1,232 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total. As many as 31 Hoosiers have died.

Locally, St. Joseph County reported 31 confirmed cases, Elkhart County reported 11 confirmed cases, LaPorte County reported 4 confirmed cases, Marshall County reported 3 confirmed cases and Kosciusko County reported 2 confirmed cases.

Indiana’s top health official says the state could be a month away from the peak of illnesses from the coronavirus outbreak. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said Friday the projected illness peak in Indiana is expected in mid- to late April. She said that projection is based on modeling done by state agencies and how other states have seen the illness spread.

To date, 8,407 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 6,936 on Friday.

Marion County had the most new cases, at 136, while Lake County had 23 and Johnson County had 10.

The complete list of counties with cases is included in the ISDH COVID-19 dashboard at coronavirus.in.gov.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.