Dubois County Records 24 COVID Cases; 117 in Last 7 Updates

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 2,234 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 788,468 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

Dubois County reported 24 positive cases of COVID-19, and no deaths in Tuesday's update. The county has recorded 117 since August 3rd.

To date, 13,661 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 27 since Friday. 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 3,717,579 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,712,109 on Monday. A total of 11,453,294 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.