Coronavirus Indiana

Indiana Reports 606 New Coronavirus Cases, 34 Additional Deaths

GDANSK, POLAND – APRIL 27, 2020: A medic wearing protective gear as a precaution against Covid seen during the opening of a coronavirus mobile testing center. A mobile testing point for Coronavirus was opened in Gdansk on April 27. Potential Coronavirus infected people can do the test without leaving their car.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Mateusz Slodkowski / Echoes WIre/ Barcroft Studios / Future Publishing (Photo credit should read Mateusz Slodkowski / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Indiana state officials reported an additional 606 cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the state’s total to 23,732 since the pandemic began.

Officials also reported 34 additional deaths, bringing the statewide total to 1,362.

Indiana is currently in phase two of a phased reopening plan, with three counties remaining in phase one due to high coronavirus case totals. Marion County, where the capital of Indianapolis is located, has reported the most cases in the state, with 7,245 since the pandemic began.

Lake County in northwest Indiana has reported 2,392 cases of the virus, and Cass County has reported 1,507 cases of the virus.

The McHenry Outdoor Theater saw long lines for its reopening Friday night following a several weeks long closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5's Regina Waldroup reports.

Every county in the state has reported at least two coronavirus cases, with all but Pike County reporting at least seven cases of the virus.

The state’s positivity rate currently sits at 17.5 percent, as 135,686 total coronavirus tests have been conducted statewide. Officials say they conducted 5,608 tests in the last 24 hours.

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