Dubois County Adds 45 New Positive COVID Cases in Tuesday Update

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 3,580 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 913,528 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

Dubois County recorded 45 new COVID-19 cases and zero deaths. The county has recorded five deaths since August 22nd.

To date, 14,482 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, which includes 91 newly reported deaths that occurred between Aug. 29 and Sept. 13. Another 458 probable deaths have been reported to date based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.    

A total of 4,060,372 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 4,052,405 on Monday. A total of 12,903,528 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. Clinics are being added regularly around the state.

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.

The Indiana Department of Health is deploying mobile clinics to the following counties this week to provide testing and vaccinations: Boone, Carroll, Clark, Elkhart, Franklin, Hancock, Howard, LaPorte, Madison, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Orange, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Tippecanoe, Vigo and Wells.