ISDH COVID-19 update – 4/21/2021

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COVID-19 update

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

April 21, 2021: ISDH updates COVID-19 case counts

Indianapolis, Indiana (April 21, 2021) — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 1,166 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 710,607 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.

To date, 12,840 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 14 from the previous day. Another 408 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.

A total of 3,343,166 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,337,834 on Tuesday. A total of 9,516,161 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.

Click here for an updated county advisory map, hospitalizations and other information.

COVID-19 vaccinations update:

As of today, a total of 3,834,629 doses have been administered in Indiana. This includes 2,212,174 first doses and 1,622,455 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 find vaccination sites, visit https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine/.

Appointments are still available at the mass vaccination site at the former Roosevelt High School in Gary, which is offering the Pfizer vaccination. The Gary clinic hours are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. CDT at 2401 Harrison Street, Gary, Indiana 46407. 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.

Additional FEMA clinics are planned from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Saturday at the following locations:

Elkhart County:
Tolson Center
1320 Benham Ave.
Elkhart, IN 46516

Kosciusko County:
Center Lake Pavilion
119 E. Canal St.
Warsaw, IN 46580

A mobile clinic also will operate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at:

Lake County:
West Side Leadership Academy
900 Gerry St.
Gary, IN 46406

The Indiana Department of Health also will host mobile clinics from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Thursday at the following locations:

Whitley County:
First Church of God
1200 Depoy Dr.
Columbia City, IN 46725

Cass County:
Logansport Welcome Center
418 4th St.
Logansport, IN 46947

Lawrence County:
Bedford First Assembly of God
2601 27th St.
Bedford, IN 47421

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