Another 487 Hoosiers have COVID-19; total tops 31,000
A person jogs along the Canal Walk in downtown Indianapolis during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on March 24, 2020 in Indianapolis, IN. (James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images / Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS - Another 487 Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19, raising Indiana’s total to 31,376, state health officials said Sunday.
With 12 additional deaths, a total of 1,824 Hoosiers now are confirmed to have died from disease caused by the coronavirus, the Indiana State Department of Health said. Another 152 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.
To date, 220,801 tests for the virus have been reported to department, up from 214,933 on Saturday.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
Hoosiers who have symptoms of COVID-19 and those who have been exposed and need a test to return to work are encouraged to visit a state-sponsored testing site for free testing. Individuals without symptoms who are at high risk because they are over age 65, have diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure or another underlying condition, as well as those who are pregnant, live with a high-risk individual or are a member of a minority population that is at greater risk for severe illness, also are encouraged to get tested.
To find testing locations around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.