Multiple New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Marshall, Starke, Pulaski Counties

Multiple new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Marshall, Starke, and Pulaski counties. Marshall County is now up to 90 positive cases, according to Friday’s report from the Indiana State Department of Health, an increase of 10 from Thursday’s report.

Starke County reported four new COVID-19 cases Friday, its largest single-day increase so far. That brings the total there to 36. Pulaski County has now had 46 residents test positive for COVID-19, an increase of five from Thursday. None of those three counties has had more than 10 percent of COVID-19 tests come back positive, which is under the state average.

The state as a whole reported 521 new COVID-19 cases Friday for a total of 33,558. Another 40 Hoosiers have died, bringing the number of confirmed deaths to 1,946. There are also 164 Indiana residents whose deaths were likely related to COVID-19 but didn’t have a positive test.