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COVID cases continue to rise; new test sites for healthcare, first responders

More people in Indiana are testing positive for COVID-19, the Indiana State Department of Health said Saturday.

 

A total of 7,435 Hoosiers have now tested positive for the virus, according to ISDH. 39,000 Hoosiers have been tested overall.

 

ISDH said 330 Hoosiers have died from the virus. A majority of the deaths were people over the age of 60.

 

As numbers continue to rise ISDH has partnered with local health officials for free drive-thru testing clinics for healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers who have symptoms of COVID-19

 

Clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 13-17 at the following locations:

 

CK Newsome Community Center, 100 E. Walnut St., Evansville

Ivy Tech, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne

St. Timothy Community Church, 1600 W. 25th Ave., Gary

Ivy Tech, 8204 Hwy 311, Sellersburg

 

You'll need your driver's license or a State of Indiana-issued I.D. card, and documentation of place of employment.

 

Tests will be limited to one person per car.

 

More information about coronavirus is available at coronavirus.in.gov.

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