Update (5/6/20): 5 Additional Clinton County Residents Have Tested Positive For COVID-19, Brings Total To 70

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Clinton County has now had 70 residents test positive for COVID-19. The five (5) new cases reported consists of three (3) females; one (1) each in the (40-49), (50-59), and (80+ ) age groups. And, two (2) males; one (1) each in the (30-39) and (60-69) age groups. There is 1 death related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 585 residents of Clinton County have been tested as reported by the ISDH.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 862 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 21,870 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 1,264 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 120,496 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 115,834 on Tuesday.

Brett W. Todd is the managing editor of Clinton County Today. Clinton County Today is a community-focused website to provide individuals of Clinton County Indiana and surrounding areas with information impacting their lives. Clinton County Today is a service of Progressive Partners of Indiana, LLC where Brett W. Todd is its managing member.