Fishers residents ages 12-17 may now request an appointment for a novel coronavirus test as of today (Saturday), plus we have the latest COVID-19 numbers for Fishers.

The City of Fishers wanted to begin testing its residents and provide testing to local businesses and their employees early in the crisis.  Mayor Scott Fadness and the city council quickly established a city health department, which began testing local residents April 7, long before these tests were widely available elsewhere in Hamilton County.  Fadness also moved to make testing available to all Fishers businesses and their employees at at time when testing was hard to find.

Residents of Fishers could request a test for free, even without symptoms.  Businesses located in the city could have their employees tested for a fee.

Now, as of today, Fishers residents ages 12-17 may now make appointments for a COVID-19 test, even without symptoms.  Arranging a test begins with an assessment, which you can find at this link.

The latest number provided by the State of Indiana shows 97 novel coronavirus deaths in Hamilton County.  Fishers has not yet released how many of those fatalities are from Fishers.

The city health department, as of late Friday, shows 3,110 tests administered, reflecting 3.33% of the total Fishers population.  From those test results,  49 came back positive.  Of the 49 positive tests, 8 of those patients were without symptoms