Indiana Records Highest Single-Day COVID Case Total Since January; Dubois County Adds 23 Cases

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 3,186 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 794,077 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

The 3,186 new cases are the highest daily total for Indiana since January 21st, when the state reported 3,497 cases.

Dubois County recorded an additional 23 cases in Thursday's update.

To date, 13,686 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of six from Wednesday. Another 430 probable deaths have been reported to date based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.    

A total of 3,731,553 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,723,245 on Wednesday. A total of 11,525,434 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.

To find testing sites around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.

Hoosiers age 12 and older can receive a COVID-19 vaccine; individuals younger than age 18 are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine only. To find a vaccination clinic near you, visit https://ourshot.in.gov or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accepted at most sites.