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Elkhart County reports second death; State death toll up to 65

More than 400 cases have been added to the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Indiana.

Indiana’s death toll has also jumped up to 65. Locally, Elkhart County reported a second death on Wednesday, April 1. St. Joseph County had 53 confirmed cases and Elkhart County reported 23.

The latest update also puts Marion County and Indianapolis at more than 1,000 cases. A total of 14,375 test results have now been reported.

Below is the full release from the ISDH:

INDIANAPOLIS —The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 409 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 2,565 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total                                                                             

Sixty-five Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths have occurred over multiple days and are reported based on when data are received by ISDH.

To date, 14,375 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 13,373 on Tuesday.

Marion County had the most new cases, at 159. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Hamilton (49), Hendricks (21), Johnson (17) and Lake (25). The complete list of counties with cases is included in the ISDH COVID-19 dashboard at coronavirus.in.gov, which will be updated daily at 10 a.m. Cases are listed by county of residence. Private lab reporting may be delayed and will be reflected in the map and count when results are received at ISDH.

The dashboard also has been updated to make corrections based on updated information provided to ISDH.

Additional updates on the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak may be provided later today.

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