153 new local cases on Thursday

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 6,453 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday. A total of 447,190 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 2,477,734 individual tests have been reported to ISDH at a 18.0% positive rate and 79 new deaths were reported for a total of 6,860 Hoosiers have died across the state.

Dearborn County has a total of 3,252 cases and 38 deaths reported (up 64 new cases), Decatur County has a total of 1,850 positive cases and 58 deaths (up 23 new cases and 3 new deaths), Franklin County has 1,035 positive cases and 28 deaths (up 23 new cases), and Ripley County has 2,132 positive cases and 34 deaths (up 43 new cases and 1 new death). Locally, this is an increase of 153 new positive cases and 4 new deaths.