Kosciusko County COVID-19 Death Toll Now 12

A 12th death blamed on the Coronavirus has been reported in Kosciusko County.

According to the local heath department’s latest report, 16 new positive cases were reported between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday, bringing the county to a total of 784. The health department says 182 case out of 784 are considered active and 10 require hospitalization.

The State Department of Health announced yesterday that 970 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing. That brings the number of cases statewide to 65,253.