Death toll rises locally from COVID-19

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 884 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of Tuesday. A total of 75,862 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 861,655 individual tests have been reported to ISDH at an 8.8% positive rate and 25 new deaths were reported for a total of 2,863 Hoosiers deaths.

Locally, Dearborn County has a total of 512 cases and 28 deaths reported (up 4 new cases), Decatur County has a total of 341 positive cases and 32 deaths (up 4 new cases), Franklin County has 246 positive cases and 15 deaths (up 4 new cases and 1 new death), and Ripley County has 213 positive cases and 8 deaths (up 5 new cases and 1 new death). This is an increase of 17 new positive cases and 2 new deaths locally.