COVID-19 positive cases back over 1,000

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has reported that 1,046 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of Thursday.  A total of 77,565 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 877,970 individual tests have been reported to ISDH at an 8.8% positive rate and 20 new deaths were reported for a total of 2,898 Hoosier deaths.

Dearborn County has a total of 522 cases and 28 deaths reported (up 6 new cases), Decatur County has a total of 347 positive cases and 32 deaths (up 5 new cases), Franklin County has 249 positive cases and 15 deaths (up 2 new cases), and Ripley County has 220 positive cases and 8 deaths (up 5 new cases). Locally, this is an increase of 18 new positive cases.