New COVID-19 Deaths Confirmed in Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties

The Indiana State Department of Health said Friday that new COVID-19 deaths had been confirmed locally in Vanderburgh County and Warrick County.

With one new death reported in each county Friday, ISDH said 349 total COVID-19 deaths had been confirmed in Vanderburgh County so far, and that 134 total COVID-19 deaths had been confirmed in Warrick County.

Most local COVID-19 death totals skyrocketed on Thursday after the state health department said an audit revealed over 1,500 additional COVID-19 deaths throughout the state that were previously unaccounted for.

With Thursday's audit and 49 new COVID-19 deaths reported statewide Friday, ISDH says the number of Hoosiers lost to the virus to date has now reached 11,280 total.

1,529 new positive cases of COVID-19 were also reported statewide Friday, marking 635,171 total Hoosiers now known to have contracted COVID-19 to date.

Here are Friday's Local COVID-19 Increases via ISDH:

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

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