State records 5 new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County
Friday, the Indiana State Department of Health reported five new Covid-19 cases in Dubois County.
This brings the total number of cases up to 5,890 since the pandemic began. There have been 111 deaths in Dubois County attributed to Covid-19.
A mass vaccination is planned for Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the Jasper Middle School. Information can be found here.
The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 963 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 660,071 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard.
A total of 12,098 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 33 from the previous day. Another 433 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.
Today’s dashboard includes historical tests from a lab that resulted in the addition of 663 previously tested individuals and 2,150 negative test results. To date, 3,106,426 unique individuals have been tested in Indiana, up from 3,100,111 on Thursday. A total of 7,942,952 tests, including repeat tests for unique individuals, have been reported to the state Department of Health since Feb. 26, 2020.
Tuesday, the state opened the vaccine up to individuals 60 and older. More information can be found here.
Vaccine is available by appointment only to those currently eligible as determined by the Indiana State Department of Health. Eligibility is ensured when you sign up for an appointment at www.ourshot.in.gov.
You can also schedule an appointment by calling 211 if you do not have internet access.
There is no cost for the vaccine to the individual, but insurance may be charged an administration fee. Individuals should bring a photo ID and an insurance card if they have one.
To avoid lines, do not come until your appointment time.
The COVID-19 testing site at the former Ruxer Golf Course building in Jasper is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. It is closed on Sunday and Monday. It closes for lunch daily from 1 to 2 p.m.
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center also has a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site located at the corner of Third Avenue and Rumbach Street in Jasper. It is available by referral from your medical practitioner.
