21 new cases locally on Wednesday

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 1,480 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday. A total of 631,331 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 2,973,618 individual tests have been reported to ISDH at a 21.2% positive rate and 36 new deaths were reported for a total of 9,713 Hoosiers have died across the state.

Dearborn County has a total of 5,101 cases and 49 deaths reported (up 10 new cases and 1 new death), Decatur County has a total of 2,564 positive cases and 83 deaths (up 8 new cases), Franklin County has 1,543 positive cases and 33 deaths (up 1 new case), and Ripley County has 3,106 positive cases and 50 deaths (up 2 new cases). Locally, this is an increase of 21 new positive cases and 1 new death.