(Indianapolis, IN) - According to the Indiana State Department of Health, there were five additional COVID-19 deaths in Northwest Indiana were among 31 reported today across the state.

Three more deaths in Lake County,  two in Porter County, but thankfully no more in LaPorte County

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A total of 661 Hoosiers have died after being diagnosed with COVID-19, including 57 in Lake County, five in Porter County, five in LaPorte County, four in Newton County, and one in Jasper County.

The five deaths in Porter County involved two men and three women between the ages of 50 and 89. There have been two deaths in Portage Township and one death in Westchester, Liberty, and Center townships, according to the county Health Department.

Lake County totals included 296 positive cases and eight deaths reported Wednesday by Gary city officials. Mayor Jerome Prince said his administration was working the city Health Commissioner Roland Walker to prepare for a possible surge in positive cases later this month into mid-May.