State positive case rate falls 0.2% as deaths surpass 1,500 in Indiana

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The percentage of positive cases in Indiana fell another two-tenths of a percent according to the Thursday update from the Indiana State Department of Health.

The new figure is at 16.3 percent. While that percentage has gone down, the state surpassed 1,500 deaths after 26 more deaths were reported. The total now stands at 1,508.

634 more positive cases were also recorded, bringing the state total up to 26,053.

See the full state dashboard here.

Breaking it down locally
Kosciusko County – 53 (+2) cases – 1 death – 1,073 tests – this number could change based on the KCHD local update

Elkhart County – 589 (+40) cases – 22 deaths – 4,628 tests
Noble County – 144 (+2) cases – 17 deaths – 588 tests
Wabash County – 68 (+1) cases – 2 deaths – 459 tests
Fulton County – 39 (+2) cases – 1 death – 332 tests
Marshall County – 39 (+2) cases – 1 death – 843 tests
Whitley County – 27 (+4) cases – 1 death – 313 tests