The Indiana State Department of Health said Wednesday that 1,127 new positive cases of COVID-19 had been identified throughout the Hoosier State.

According to ISDH, that brought the total number of Indiana residents now know to have tested positive for COVID-19 to date to 686,497.

Though over 1,000 new positive cases of the virus were identified statewide by ISDH on Wednesday, the health department said only one new COVID-19 death had been identified throughout the state. That death occurred in northern Indiana, in Saint Joseph County.

In total, ISDH says 12,633 Hoosiers have now died from COVID-19 to date.

Here are Wednesdays reported local increases:

• Vanderburgh County: 25 new cases
• Gibson County: 9 new cases
• Warrick County: 9 new cases
• Knox County: 5 new cases
• Posey County: 5 new cases
• Dubois County: 5 new cases
• Daviess County: 2 new cases
• Spencer County: 1 new case
• Perry County: 1 new case
• Pike County: 0 new cases

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As of Wednesday, all Hoosiers age 16 and older became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Indiana. The expansion of eligibility allows more than 1.3 million of the state's residents to schedule their appointment.

For more information on COVID-19 in Indiana, visit the ISDH Dashboard.

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