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Another Allen County Death Due To COVID, DeKalb Opens New Testing Site

Rebecca Green
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WBOI

Another two Allen County residents have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 184 as of Wednesday, according to the Allen County Department of Health.

 

Seventeen new deaths were reported statewide on Wednesday, bringing the total to 3,173 Hoosiers killed by the virus. Seven hundred and 20 new positive cases were reported, according to the Indiana Department of Health. 

 

Ten new cases were reported in Adams County, another nine in Kosciusko County, and three new cases in DeKalb County.

 

One new death was reported in DeKalb County, bringing the total of deaths to eight.

 

DeKalb County is offering a free COVID-19 testing site in Butler at the old Eastside Gym.

 

The gym, 300 E. Washington Street., will host testing Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m. 

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.