Lawrence County Reports First Death from COVID-19

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 409 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories.

That brings 2,565 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

Locally confirmed cases

  • Bartholomew County –13
  • Brown County – 3
  • Dubois County – 3
  • Greene County – 3
  • Jackson County – 10
  • Lawrence County – 11
  • Monroe County – 33
  • Morgan County – 41
  • Orange County – 3
  • Owen County – 12
  • Washington County – 9

Sixty-five Hoosiers have died to date. Lawrence County has reported their first death from COVID-19.

Deaths have occurred over multiple days and are reported based on when data are received by ISDH.

Deaths were reported in:

  • Allen County – Deaths: 2
  • Dearborn County – Deaths: 1
  • Decatur County – Deaths: 1
  • Delaware County – Deaths: 1
  • Elkhart County – Deaths: 2
  • Fayette County – Deaths: 2
  • Franklin County – Deaths: 5
  • Jasper County – Deaths: 1
  • Johnson County – Deaths: 3
  • Hamilton County – Deaths: 4
  • Hancock County – Deaths: 2
  • Hendrick County – Deaths: 1
  • Howard County – Deaths: 1
  • Lake County – Deaths: 6
  • Lawrence County – Deaths: 1
  • Madison County – Deaths: 1
  • Marion County – Deaths: 22
  • Morgan County – Deaths: 1
  • Putnam County – Deaths: 1
  • Ripley County – Deaths: 1
  • Scott County – Deaths: 1
  • St. Joseph – Deaths: 1
  • Tippecanoe County – Deaths: 1
  • Vigo County – Deaths: 2
  • Warren County – Deaths: 1

To date, 14,375 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 13,373 on Tuesday.

Marion County had the most new cases, at 159. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Hamilton (49), Hendricks (21), Johnson (17) and Lake (25). The complete list of counties with cases is included in the ISDH COVID-19 dashboard at coronavirus.in.gov, which will be updated daily at 10 a.m. Cases are listed by county of residence. Private lab reporting may be delayed and will be reflected in the map and count when results are received at ISDH.

The dashboard also has been updated to make corrections based on updated information provided to ISDH.

Additional updates on the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak may be provided later today.