COVID-19 Update: Indiana Reports 897 New COVID-19 Cases, 27 Additional Deaths
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Indiana public health officials Saturday announced 897 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and an additional 27 confirmed deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 660,942 and the total number of confirmed deaths to 12,125, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.
Another 431 probable deaths have been reported in patients with no positive test on record.
So far 3,112,174 people have been tested in the state, up from 3,106,426 on Friday. A total of 7,989,954 tests, including repeat tests, have been reported to ISDH since Feb. 26, 2020.
Find testing sites around the state at www.coronavirus.in.gov.
Hoosiers 60 and older, healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders who are regularly called to the scene of an emergency to render medical assistance are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211.
As of Saturday, 981,769 people in the state have received a first dose of vaccine, and 552,241 are fully vaccinated.
