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Indiana Reports 5,127 COVID-19 Cases, 18 More Confirmed Deaths

Long COVID is a chronic condition in which symptoms last for over three months after a COVID-19 infection.
Long COVID is a chronic condition in which symptoms last for over three months after a COVID-19 infection.

The Indiana Department of Health on Sunday reported 5,127 cases of the new coronavirus and 18 additional confirmed deaths.

The latest numbers brought Indiana's total COVID-19 case number to 563,653 and the total death toll to 8,613. 

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In Monroe County, the total COVID-19 case number rose by 75 to 8,711, and the county death toll rose by one to 102, the department reported.

Some 73,353 Monroe County residents have been tested, it reported.

The IDOH says it has administered 6,109,153 tests across the state. That number includes tests run by the state, the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, and some private laboratories. The number of tests that have returned positive over the past week is 16.3%. The IDOH says the "number of tests is provisional and reflects only those reported to IDOH. Numbers should not be characterized as a comprehensive total.”

And as of Sunday, 2,593 patients were hospitalized with the virus.

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George Hale is a Multi-Media Journalist at Indiana Public Media. He previously worked as an Investigative Reporter for NPR’s northeast Texas member station KETR. Hale has reported from the West Bank and Gaza, Israel, Jordan and Egypt.