ISDH COVID-19 update – 4/13/2021

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COVID-19 update

Webmaster’s note: The ISDH sent a correction to the dates for the Lake and LaPorte County FEMA mobile vaccination clinics as well as additional details on the ISDH mobile unit in Tipton County.

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

April 13, 2021: ISDH updates COVID-19 case counts

Indianapolis, Indiana (April 13, 2021) — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 970 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 700,775 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

To date, 12,762 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 16 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 3,307,770 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,306,130 on Monday. A total of 9,264,312 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 3,451,895 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,018,362 first doses and 1,433,533 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.

Appointments are still available at the mass vaccination site at the former Roosevelt High School in Gary. Anyone age 16 and older is encouraged to get a free COVID-19 shot Sunday and Monday, April 11 and 12, during the Indiana Department of Health’s walk-in days at the site, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. CDT at 730 W. 25th Ave., Gary. Free transportation to and from the site is available through the Gary Public Transportation Corporation (GPTC) and through a partnership between IU Health and Lyft. Language interpretation and support for those with disabilities, hearing or vision impairments are also available onsite.

The site, along with two mobile units that ran in Merrillville and Michigan City last week, opened April 7; combined, they have administered 16,034 doses of vaccine to date.

Two additional FEMA mobile units will operate today through Saturday this week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:

Lake County:
East Chicago School Administration
1401 E. 144th St.
East Chicago, IN 46312

LaPorte County:
La Porte Rural King
1340 St. Rd. 2 West
LaPorte, IN 46350

Additional Indiana Department of Health mobile units offering the two-dose Moderna vaccine will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Thursday this week:

Allen County:
McMillen Park
3901 Abbott St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46806

Clark County:
Community Action of Southern Indiana
201 E. 15th St.
Jeffersonville, IN 47130

Tipton County:
Tipton County Fairgrounds
1200 S. Main St.
Tipton, IN 46072

Additional locations and appointments are being added as more vaccine becomes available. To find other vaccination sites, visit https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/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.