COVID-19 deaths in state nears 3,000

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has reported that 850 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Tuesday. A total of 81,847 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 948,614 individual tests have been reported to ISDH at an 8.8% positive rate and 28 new deaths were reported for a total of 2,954 Hoosier deaths.

Dearborn County has a total of 539 cases and 28 deaths reported (up 3 new cases), Decatur County has a total of 359 positive cases and 32 deaths (no change), Franklin County has 253 positive cases and 22 deaths (up 3 new deaths) and Ripley County has 221 positive cases and 8 deaths (up 1 new case). Locally, this is an increase of 4 new positive cases and 3 new deaths.