Health Department Confirms Six Hoosiers Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has confirmed six Hoosiers have tested positive for COVID-19. The state has tested 36 people for the virus as of this afternoon.

Two individuals with positive tests announced earlier today are residents of Boone and Adams counties. Five Indiana counties now have cases of COVID-19. The other residents who have been diagnosed live in Marion, Hendricks and Noble counties.

Two of the people with COVID-19 are in the hospital; the other four people are in self-isolation. ISDH continues to work with local health departments to identify close contacts of the existing patients and is prepared for the possibility that additional cases may occur.

The new COVID-19 online dashboard can be found at https://on.in.gov/COVID19  and will be updated daily at 10 a.m. and will reflect results received through midnight.