Seven new cases locally on Wednesday

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 976 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday. A total of 680,046 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 3,222,944 individual tests have been reported to ISDH at a 21.1% positive rate and 15 new deaths were reported for a total of 12,568 Hoosiers have died across the state.

Dearborn County has a total of 5,563 cases and 72 deaths reported (up 2 new cases), Decatur County has a total of 2,745 positive cases and 92 deaths (up 2 new cases), Franklin County has 1,626 positive cases and 35 deaths (up 2 new cases), and Ripley County has 3,300 positive cases and 66 deaths (up 1 new case ). This is an increase of 7 new cases locally.