Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 740 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of Wednesday. A total of 69,975 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 792,225 individual tests have been reported to ISDH at an 8.8% positive rate and 12 new deaths were reported for a total of 2,805 Hoosiers have died to date.
Locally Dearborn County has a total of 477 cases and 28 deaths reported (up 4 new cases), Decatur County has a total of 322 positive cases and 32 deaths (up 4 new cases), Franklin County has 231 positive cases and 13 deaths (up 2 new cases and 2 new deaths), and Ripley County has 194 positive cases and 7 deaths (up 4 new cases). This is an increase of 14 new positive cases and 2 deaths locally.