Indiana Passes 3,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Adds 1,010 New Confirmed Cases
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Indiana public health officials Saturday announced 1,010 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional nine deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 85,317 and the total number of confirmed deaths to 3,001, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.
Another 217 probable deaths have been reported in patients with no positive test on record.
The latest #COVID19 case information for #Indiana is now available on the Indiana Department of Health website.
— Indiana Department of Health (@StateHealthIN) August 22, 2020
Here are the updated numbers:
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???? Tests reported to ISDH: 969,646
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As of Saturday nearly 38% of ICU beds and more than 83% of ventilators were available across the state, according to ISDH.
So far tests for 969,646 people have been reported to ISDH, up from 958,432 on Friday.