INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State health officials say Indiana’s death toll from confirmed or presumed coronavirus illnesses has topped 1,500 people. The Indiana State Department of Health on Sunday reported 17 newly confirmed COVID-19 deaths that occurred between Wednesday and Saturday, along with one additional death considered coronavirus related by doctors but without confirmation of the illness from test results. The latest state statistics list 1,379 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, along with 129 deaths with probable infections. Those are deaths state officials say doctors blame on coronavirus infections without confirmation of the illness from test results.
