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ISDH: 102 now dead from COVID-19, 3,437 confirmed cases

With the latest round of numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana has officially topped the 100 mark for individuals that have died from COVID-19. Friday’s numbers also add about 400 more confirmed cases as the state has now received nearly 18,000 test results since the outbreak began.

There is now a total of 3,437 confirmed cases. There were no additional deaths reported in St. Joseph or Elkhart County, but the number of confirmed cases did go up around Michiana. St. Joseph County is now listed at 72, Elkhart County at 29, and LaPorte County at 17. Kosciusko County is also now up to 8 cases.

The full release from the ISDH is below:

 

INDIANAPOLIS —The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 408 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 3,437 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 102 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 17,835 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 16,285 on Thursday.

Marion County had the most new cases, at 126. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Allen (12), Decatur (11), Hamilton (14), Hendricks (23), Johnson (10), Lake (28), Lawrence (10), Porter (10) and Vanderburgh (10). 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 and to expand data on testing by county.

 

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