ISDH COVID-19 update – 3/22/2021

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COVID-19 update

COVID-19 update and COVID-19 vaccine updates from the Indiana State Department of Health:

March 22, 2021: ISDH updates COVID-19 case counts

Indianapolis, Indiana (March 22, 2021) — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 516 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 678,416 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

To date, 12,537 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of one from the previous day. Another 410 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.

A total of 3,218,401 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,215,271 on Sunday. A total of 8,662,932 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.

To find testing locations around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.

COVID-19 vaccinations update:

As of today, a total of 2,396,832 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 1,442,254 first doses and 954,578 individuals who are fully vaccinated. The fully vaccinated number represents individuals who have received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines and those who received the single Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Hoosiers age 45 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders, are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. To schedule, visit https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine/ or call 2-1-1.

The Indiana Department of Health will host three pop-up vaccination clinics from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at the following locations:

Elkhart Housing Authority
1396 Benham Ave.
Elkhart, IN 46516

River City Church Community Center
2842 Old U.S. 231
Lafayette, IN 47909

Floyd County Lazy River Park
224 W. Daisy Lane
New Albany, IN 47150

All appointments must be scheduled in advance at these clinics; no walk-ins will be allowed. Proof of Indiana residency and eligibility will be required upon arrival.

Additional locations and appointments are being added as more vaccine becomes available.