State reports 57 new deaths and 650 new positive cases

COVID-19 positive cases in the region

Statewide—The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced that 650 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 today.  A total of 16,588 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus.  To date, 87,181 tests have been reported to ISDH at a 19% positive rate and 57 deaths were reported for a total of 901 Hoosiers have died to date.

Locally, Decatur County has a total of 195 positive cases at a 35.3% positivity rate and 27 deaths, Franklin County has 95 positive cases at a 45.4% positivity rate and 7 deaths, and Ripley County has 91 positive cases at a 21.1% positivity rate and 5 deaths.