COVID-19 In Indiana: State Tops 12,000 Coronavirus Deaths Following 3 Deadliest Months Of Pandemic
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has surpassed 12,000 coronavirus-related deaths after the state's three deadliest months during the pandemic.
The state Department of Health on Wednesday added 52 recent coronavirus deaths to the statewide total, pushing it to 12,001 fatalities including both confirmed and presumed COVID-19 infections.
Indiana's rates of new COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths have declined steeply since peaking in early December, but the state still recorded more than 1,900 coronavirus deaths during January. That followed more than 9,000 coronavirus deaths last year that contributed to a one-year jump of 16% in statewide mortality.
State health officials, meanwhile, have lowered the risk level for COVID-19 spread in more counties.
The state Department of Health's weekly tracking map updated Wednesday labels only Switzerland County in far southeastern Indiana in the highest-risk red category. That is down from 73 of the 92 counties in that category four weeks ago.
This week's map lists 40 counties in the next-riskiest orange category.
Gov. Eric Holcomb and state health leaders were scheduled to discuss the coronavirus response during a Wednesday afternoon briefing.
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