WINAMAC, Ind. - The Pulaski County Department of Health announced what they believed was their first positive case of COVID-19 will actually be counted as a Starke County case.

After announcing the county's first case, the Pulaski County Health Department learned the patient is a resident of Starke County.

While Pulaski County officials are still involved, the case is counted in Starke.

The patient who tested positive is hospitalized and anyone in contact with them has been notified.

For more updates on the spread of COVID-19, visit the Indiana State Department of Health's website.

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect the Pulaski County Health Department corrected its number to reflect the case is counted in Starke County, not Pulaski.