A year after Indiana reported its first COVID-19 case, the number of Hoosiers fully vaccinated against the virus has now surpassed the number of cases. Almost 678,000 Hoosiers are now considered fully vaccinated, according to Saturday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. More than 1.1 million have gotten at least one dose.
More than 4,500 Marshall County residents are fully vaccinated, along with almost 1,600 in Starke County and over 1,500 in Pulaski County. The number of first doses is approaching 6,500 for Marshall County, more than 3,000 for Starke County, and almost 2,300 for Pulaski County. Almost 4,100 Hoosiers got the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday, according to state health officials, the first day of a four-day mass vaccination clinic.
Hoosiers age 50 and older can sign up for the vaccine at ourshot.in.gov or by calling 211.
Meanwhile, eight new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Starke County, bringing the total to 1,899. Marshall County had five new cases for a new total of 5,451. No new cases were reported in Pulaski County; its total remains at 1,076.
The state as a whole reported 1,243 new cases for a new overall total of 666,516. The Indiana Department of Health says that it’s added another testing facility into its electronic reporting system, adding 445 cases and 3,769 tests to 1,241 individuals.
Another 36 Hoosiers have died, bringing Indiana’s death count to 12,299. That number goes up to 12,726, if probable deaths are included. The number of flu-related deaths reported by the Indiana Department of Health since the current flu season began in late September remains at four.
COVID-19 hospitalizations are at their lowest level since early July, with 663 Hoosiers hospitalized as of Friday.
