ISDH: 740 new COVID-19 cases; 12 more deaths

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by: Staff Reports

Posted: Aug 5, 2020 / 11:54 AM EST / Updated: Aug 5, 2020 / 03:38 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – On Wednesday, the Indiana State Department of Health announced 740 new COVID-19 cases and 12 additional deaths.

The new COVID-19 cases are from between Aug. 3 and Aug. 4 and the newly announced deaths are from between July 8 and Aug. 4.

In total, there are 69,975 COVID-19 cases and 2,805 deaths related to the virus in Indiana.

According to the department, there have been 987,706 tests administered in the state.

ISDH has been providing daily updates here.

According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 18,566,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 11,163,000 recoveries and more than 701,000 deaths.

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