Indiana’s record for newly-reported COVID-19 cases took another huge jump Saturday. Another 8,451 cases were reported by the Indiana Department of Health Saturday. That’s almost 1,800 more than previous single-day record set two days earlier. Almost 245,000 Hoosiers have tested positive since the pandemic began.
Locally, Marshall and Pulaski counties also had record numbers of new cases. Another 131 were reported in Marshall County Saturday, breaking the previous record by almost 50. Almost 2,400 Marshall County residents have tested positive since the pandemic began. Pulaski County had 18 new cases for a total of 320. Starke County’s case count increased by 25, bringing the total to 738.
Indiana is also seeing a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, with 2,634 total patients as of Friday. Another 25 Hoosiers have died, bringing the total confirmed death count to 4,638.
The number of flu-related deaths recorded by the Indiana Department of Health this flu season remains at zero.