LOUISVILLE, Ky The state of Indiana on Saturday reported 1,263 new COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths in which the virus was a contributing factor.
The report brings the state’s total confirmed infections to 707,111 since the start of the pandemic, according to a news release from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH). More than 12,800 Hoosiers have died from the virus since it was first reported in the state.
Indiana’s seven-day positivity rate, which is a measure of the proportion of tests returning positive, was at 5.1% on Saturday, according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard. As of Saturday, 3,330,579 tests have been reported to ISDH. More than 200 locations are available across the state.
Floyd County, which currently has a seven-day positivity rate of 5%, reported 12 new cases of the virus on Saturday. That brings the county to 7,555 total cases and 176 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
