Indiana Reports 35 Additional COVID-19 Deaths, 1,844 Cases

WFIU | By Associated Press

Published December 28, 2020 at 12:26 AM EST

The Department of Health reports more than 470,500 Hoosiers have been tested for the virus, and 9.5% have tested positive.

Thirty-five more people in Indiana have died from COVID-19, the Indiana Department of Health reported Sunday.

Health officials reported 1,844 more confirmed cases. Nearly 500,000 cases have been reported in Indiana since the beginning of the pandemic.

Overall, 7,496 people have died from COVID-19. Another 347 probable deaths were reported based on clinical diagnoses but there’s no positive test on record.

More than 5.5 million COVID-19 tests have been administered in Indiana, including repeat tests.

In Monroe County, the total COVID-19 case number rose by 22 to 7,808, and the county death toll remained the same at 88, the health department said.

Some 70,896 Monroe County residents have been tested, it reported.

George Hale contributed to this report.

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