(Indianapolis, IN) - The number of LaPorte County residents testing positive

for coronavirus is up to 42.

That’s six more than the previous day.

According to state health officials, deaths in LaPorte County now stand

At 4 after an inmate at Westville Correctional Facility with COVID-19

died on Monday.

There are 440 more confirmed cases statewide from the day before,

officials said.

The total number of people diagnosed with the virus is now just short

of 9,000.

In Starke County, there are 10 reported cases and one death.