Officials: Diagnosed virus cases in Indiana approaching 37K

The number of Indiana resident confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus is approaching 37,000, according to state health officials.

As of Saturday morning, 442 more people have been diagnosed with the virus through testing by the Indiana health department, federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and private labs, the health department said.

That brings the total number of Indiana residents known to have the virus to 36,997.

Deaths in Indiana due to complications from the virus are listed as 2,110. Another 182 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record, officials said.

More than 297,530 tests have been reported to the state health department.