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Health department announces 4th COVID-19 death in Indiana

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today confirmed the fourth Indiana death from COVID-19. The patient is a Delaware County adult over age 60 who had been hospitalized. No additional information about the patient will be released due to privacy laws.

 

The death was first announced by the Delaware County Health Department.

 

As of today, 126 Hoosiers have contracted COVID-19. All but one are adults.

 

COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a novel, or new, coronavirus that has not been previously identified. The virus causing COVID-19 is not the same as the coronaviruses that commonly circulate among humans and cause mild illness, like the common cold.

 

For more information, including a list of frequently asked questions, visit www.in.gov/coronavirus and subscribe to receive updates.

 

Visit the Indiana State Department of Health at http://www.in.gov/isdh/ or follow us on Twitter at @StateHealthIN and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/StateHealthIN.

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