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Indiana Records 10 More Deaths, 302 New COVID-19 Cases

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.

Indiana health officials reported 10 new COVID-19-related deaths and 302 more confirmed positive cases Tuesday.

The latest data from the Indiana Department of Health brought the overall death toll to 13,278 and the total case number to 747,447.

The department also reported 11,235 new tests for the virus, adding to the total of over 10.5 million since the pandemic began.

There were 614 people in Indiana hospitals after testing positive for the virus.

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In Monroe County, health officials reported nine new positive cases but no new deaths.

The county has recorded 12,127 cases and 174 deaths since the pandemic began.

It has also reported 554,712 tests for the virus including 269 newly reported ones. The 7-day all-test positivity rate was 2.7%.

Twenty county residents were hospitalized for the virus as of Tuesday.

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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.