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Indiana reports 4th death as coronavirus cases climb to 126

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Posted at 5:26 PM, Mar 21, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-21 17:26:32-04

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials say a fourth person has died from the coronavirus as the state also reported 47 new cases amid the pandemic, bringing its total count to 126.

The Indiana State Department of Health said Saturday the state's latest death from the disease caused by the coronavirus was an adult from central Indiana's Delaware County who was over 60 and had been hospitalized.

Nearly half of the 47 new cases reported Saturday were in Marion County, home of Indianapolis, which now has a total of 46 cases.

Coronavirus cases have now been reported in 34 of Indiana's 92 counties.