ISDH COVID-19 update – 4/6/2021

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COVID-19 update

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

April 6, 2021: ISDH updates COVID-19 case counts

Indianapolis, Indiana (April 6, 2021) — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 669 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 692,240 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

To date, 12,679 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 11 from the previous day. Another 405 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.

A total of 3,281,732 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,279,662 on Monday. A total of 9,053,119 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 3,061,069 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 1,794,940 first doses and 1,266,129 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 16 and older are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

To schedule a vaccine, visit https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine/ or call 2-1-1 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance.

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