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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 1,302 new COVID-19 cases, the fifth time in seven days that new cases have exceeded 1,000.
The state also reported 17 additional deaths from COVID-19, bringing the cumulative total of confirmed deaths to 3,500.
The department reported the testing of 7,473 more unique individuals.
The cumulative positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 8.9% and the seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals rose from 8.8 to 9%.
Following are the latest COVID-19 numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health. The department updates its data daily based on information received through 11:59 p.m. the previous day.
COVID-19 cases
*New cases: 1,302
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 128,227
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 126,946
Increase in cumulative cases: 1,281
Increase in cases reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 26,285
Increase in cases reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 27,769
Increase in cases reported July 1-Aug. 1: 21,170
Increase in cases reported June 1-July 1: 11,122
Increase in cases reported May 1-June. 1: 16,065
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 17
Total deaths: 3,500
Increase in deaths reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 325
Increase in deaths reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 322
Increase in deaths reported July 1-Aug. 1: 315
Increase in deaths reported June 1-July 1: 480
Increase in deaths reported May 1-June. 1: 914
Increase in deaths reported April 1-May 1: 997
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 7,473
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 1,440,917
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 1,432,219
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 8,698
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.9%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 9%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 5.8%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 5%**
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 303,966
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Aug. 1-Sept. 1: 325,159
Increase in unique tested individuals reported July 1-Aug. 1: 268,890
Increase in unique tested individuals reported June 1-July 1: 223,820
Increase in unique tested individuals reported May 1-June 1: 166,257
Increase in unique tested individuals reported April 1-May 1: 85,264
** The health department reports the 7-day positivity rates with a six-day lag to allow time for more comprehensive results.
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 22,560 (increase of 120)
Marion County new deaths: 2
Marion County cumulative deaths: 772
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7.9%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 5,285
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,881
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,532
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,902
Boone County cumulative cases: 1,068
Hancock County cumulative cases: 989
Morgan County cumulative cases: 786
Shelby County cumulative cases: 703
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 33.4%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 14.9%
Available ventilators: 79.7%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 3.5%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 7,504,116
U.S. deaths: 210,972
Global cases: 35,882,378
Global deaths: 1,051,138
*New cases, deaths and tests are previously unreported cases, deaths and tests submitted to the Indiana State Health Department in the 24 hours through 11:59 p.m. the previous day. The cases and testing categories typically contain numerous duplicates—as many as 20% or more—that are later eliminated from the cumulative totals.
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Gov. Holcomb, why are you ignoring science and data, and reopening the economy/schools? Your philosophy is very political, not rational.