Indiana officials report 793 new confirmed virus cases

Health officials in Indiana are reporting 793 additional confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus.

The newly confirmed cases bring the state’s total to more than 51,000.

Indiana’s State Department of Health also said Saturday that 2,563 Indiana residents have died from complications due to the virus. Another 193 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record.

More than 558,000 COVID-19 virus tests have been reported to the health department.