Indiana has once again shattered its record for the single-day increase of COVID-19 cases. Another 2,328 cases were added to the state’s total in Friday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health, the first time that number has surpassed 2,000.
State health officials say that does include a backlog of about 300 cases whose reporting was delayed due to a technical issue, but the state would still likely have broken its record without them. That brings the state’s total to almost 143,500.
Locally, Marshall County continues to see double-digit increases. Another 23 COVID-19 cases were reported Friday, bringing the county’s total to 1,261. Starke County had another six residents test positive, for a new total of 362. Another five Pulaski County residents have tested positive, bringing the total to 131.
There are more than 1,300 COVID-19 patients in Indiana’s hospitals, according to the state’s latest statistics, and just over 32 percent of the state’s intensive care beds are currently available.
Another 22 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 3,654.
