Two more COVID-related deaths are reported in southwest Indiana, with six more added in western Kentucky.
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The Indiana State Department of Health announced the 150th death in Vanderburgh County and the 39th fatality in Gibson County since March.
The agency also added nearly 200 new COVID infections in Vanderburgh County.
No new COVID deaths were recorded in Warrick or Posey counties on the Wednesday dashboard.
The number of hospitalized COVID patients across southwest Indiana rose to 281, with about 16 percent of intensive care beds available in the 12-county district.
Statewide, 98 new COVID-related deaths were tallied, along with more than 5,800 new infections.
In western Kentucky, the Green River District Health Department reported 3 new fatalities in Daviess
County, one in Henderson County, another in Webster County, and one in Hancock County.
129 new cases were reported in the seven-county district.
The number of COVID patients in the hospital fell to 42.
