Thirty-four more Indiana residents have died from COVID-19, boosting the state’s death toll during the pandemic to 173 as its confirmed coronavirus cases surged past 5,000, state health officials said Tuesday.
The 34 new deaths reported Tuesday were the largest number the Indiana State Department of Health has reported to date in its daily pandemic updates, following 24 deaths the state agency reported last Friday.
The department has said that the additional deaths it reports each day occurred over multiple days.
The health department also reported Tuesday that an additional 568 Hoosiers had confirmed cases of COVD-19, increasing Indiana’s total cases to 5,507 following corrections to the previous day’s total.
Marion County had the most new COVID-19 cases, at 193, raising its total to 2,141 — or about 39 percent of Indiana’s total.
According to the state's data, there are now 54 Monroe County residents who have tested positive for the virus, up from 51 Monday. ISDH says 394 people have been tested and no coronavirus deaths have been reported by the state in Monroe County.
The Monroe County Alert System was triggered Monday night with a message advising residents to wear protective face coverings when in public, as directed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In Owen County, where there are 17 confirmed cases and no deaths, the much-discussed Spencer Pride Festival, scheduled for June, has been postponed due to concerns about the virus.
The complete list of counties with cases is included in the department’s COVID-19 dashboard at www.coronavirus.in.gov. It is updated daily at 10 a.m. ET. Cases are listed by county of residence.
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