INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana State Department of Health says 14 more Hoosiers have died from COVID-19.

A total of 49 Hoosiers have died as a result of the virus.

ISDH is providing daily updates at 10 a.m.

Officials say 2,159 Hoosiers have tested positive and 13,373 tests have been conducted.

Of the new cases, Marion County had the most with 170.

ISDH has not provided info regarding recoveries in Indiana. Indiana health commissioner Dr. Kris Box says medical codes will come soon that will offer COVID-19 recovery information, which the state does not currently have.

According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, more than 803,000 cases have been confirmed worldwide, with more than 39,000 deaths and more than 172,000 recoveries. Click the link for the most recent updates to the numbers.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is have a daily briefing at 2:30 p.m. weekdays and as needed on weekends. You can watch that press conference on WISH-TV, WISHTV.com, the WISH-TV news app and on our Facebook page.

Here are highlights from Tuesday’s briefing:

• Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed an executive order to extend the limits of bars and restaurants to offer only “to go” and “carry out” through April 6.
• Holcomb, on Kentucky governor’s order not to travel to other states, says he’s not planning a similar order for Hoosiers. “I would just ask anyone in a hot spot right now, don’t be traveling.” He did not specifically identify what areas are considered hot spots.
• Holcomb says the state is concerned about the “pain being put on all of us.” He says, though, the goal is to make sure the health care system “doesn’t collapse under all of us.”
• Fred Payne of Workforce Development says it’s still having to process data before delivering federal stimulus money for the unemployed, which could take a couple more weeks.
• Indiana health commissioner Dr. Kris Box notes Tuesday’s numbers showed significant growth, but are not new cases and deaths in a single day. They occurred in 14 days prior, after COVID-19 testing confirms case or death.
• Box, asked about when Indiana will be in a surge of COVID-19 cases, says she thinks the surge is starting now.
• Box says numbers indicate cases and deaths by residence of the people, which is why some counties see changes in numbers if county residents were hospitalized or died in a different county.
• Box says the state will soon see online number updates twice a day instead only at 10 a.m. daily. This is required to get information out to emergency personnel, she says. She did not immediately provide specifics on when the site will be updated twice daily.
• Box says about 15% of Indiana’s tests are coming back positive, and about 20% of those people tested positive are expected to be hospitalized.
• Box says Indiana has not modeled a projection of deaths, but she is concerned about the state’s older population and higher smoking rate compared to other states.
• Box says someone who gets a test done today and processed through one of four labs will be reported within 24 hours in the state’s online numbers. Plans are in the works to increase the number of labs processing tests.
• Box says a testing lab added in northwest Indiana, with a turnaround time from 12-24 hours, is thenewest of the four labs processing coronavirus tests.
• Box says the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is forcing a delicate balance between releasing information but protecting patient privacy.
• Box says “specific COVID-19 units” are being established around the state.
• Box says the Army Corps of Engineers is being asked to help plan for the creation of field hospitals if needed across the state. Box says no specific sites have been identified for possible field hospitals.
• Holcomb says the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths continues to rise in the state, and a concern exists here and in other states about de-escalating practices cautiously when those numbers being to fall.
• Holcomb says Indiana should relax restrictions gradually when the numbers begin to drop, to avoid another surge.
• Holcomb says if you are sick, you need to talk to your employer and your health care provider and also seek COVID-19 testing.
• Box says 11,000 health professionals including dentists, midwives and veterinarians have offered to volunteer their help, up from 5,300 reported Monday.
• Holcomb, asked about a possible moratorium on rent and mortgage payments, said that’s not being considered at this time. “You still need to pay your rent and mortgages,” but one of his orders took action in regard to evictions.
• Family and Social Services secretary Dr. Jennifer Sullivan says regions set up in the state were designed so hospitals don’t have to work alone but can count on each other for help.
• Holcomb gave a salute to Evansville-area counties’ leaders who set up a crisis response fund. It has raised at least $2.2 million. The goal is $6 million.
• Holcomb gave a salute to sewing circles that are producing masks. One local sewing group has sent 2,500 masks to hospitals and health care facilities in 15 different counties. They have received requests for 40,000 masks.
• Holcomb says a 60-year Lebanon employer, American Ultraviolet, which sells handheld sanitizing devices, is increasing its production and is seeking new employees to help answer a growing need for its product.

Update 5:37 p.m.

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education will offer free virtual Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filing help for students and families from 1-3 p.m. Saturday. More information is online.

Update 5:29 p.m.

An Indiana Department of Transportation virtual job fair for more than 1,000 construction and related positions will be 10 a.m. April 16. Register online.

Update 5:16 p.m.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed an executive order to add 60 days, for a total of 180 days, to the deadline for Hoosier Lottery winners to claim prizes.

Update 3:52 p.m.

Indy Parks is closing basketball courts and other “court-type amenities” in its parks after seeing a rise in group play. Additional restrictions may be enforced as staff continue to monitor park spaces.

Update 12:41 p.m.

The Indianapolis Fire Department announced that 11 fighters have tested positive for COVID-19.

Additionally, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said five employees have coronavirus, including two judicial enforcement division/courthouse deputies, one jail deputy, one jail civilian and one civilian in the administration division.

The Lebanon Fire Department said they also had member test positive for the virus.

County-by-county numbers, according to ISDH

• Adams – 1
• Allen – 30, including one death
• Bartholomew – 13
• Boone – 22
• Brown – 3
• Carroll – 2
• Cass – 1
• Clark – 33
• Clay – 1
• Clinton – 1
• Crawford – 1
• Dearborn – 14, including one death
• Decatur – 47, including one death
• DeKalb – 1
• Delaware – 18, including one death
• Dubois – 3
• Elkhart – 20, including one death
• Fayette – 9, including one death
• Floyd – 21
• Fountain – 1
• Franklin – 35, including four deaths
• Fulton – 1
• Gibson – 4
• Grant – 7
• Greene – 2
• Hamilton – 127
• Hancock – 26, including two deaths
• Harrison – 15
• Hendricks – 70, including one death
• Henry – 1
• Howard – 16, including one death
• Huntington – 2
• Jackson – 8
• Jasper – 8, including one death
• Jefferson – 1
• Jennings – 15
• Johnson – 101, including three deaths
• Knox – 2
• Kosciusko – 5
• LaGrange – 2
• Lake – 156, including five deaths
• LaPorte – 8
• Lawrence – 9
• Madison – 38, including one death
• Marion – 964, including 17 deaths
• Marshall – 3
• Miami – 3
• Monroe – 30
• Montgomery – 6
• Morgan – 32, including one death
• Newton – 1
• Noble – 2
• Ohio – 1
• Orange – 3
• Owen – 11
• Porter – 21
• Posey – 4
• Putnam – 7, including one death
• Randolph – 3
• Ripley – 31, including one death
• Rush – 4
• Scott – 1, including one death
• Shelby – 15
• St. Joseph – 49, including one death
• Starke – 1
• Steuben – 1
• Sullivan – 2
• Switzerland – 3
• Tippecanoe – 14, including one death
• Tipton – 4
• Vanderburgh – 18
• Vermillion – 1
• Vigo – 8, including one death
• Wabash – 1
• Warren – 2, including one death
• Warrick – 8
• Washington – 6
• Wayne – 2
• Wells – 2
• White – 2
• Whitley – 2

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