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Allen County Records 200th COVID-19 Death

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As of Friday, two-hundred Allen County residents have died from COVID 19.

The first cases of the illness in Allen County were reported on March 19, and the first death on March 22. 

Allen County has the third largest number of deaths from coronavirus. Marion County has 765 deaths and Lake County has 323, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.

According to state data, Noble County has had 32 deaths and Kosciusko County 17. 

DeKalb County has reported 15 total deaths, according to DeKalb County health officials.

 

Rebecca manages the news at WBOI. She joined the staff in December 2017, and brought with her nearly two decades of experience in print journalism, including 15 years as an award-winning reporter for the Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne.