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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 Friday reported 1,256 new cases of COVID-19, the third day in a row that cases have topped 1,000.
The seven-day moving average of positive cases in Indiana was 988 on Thursday, up from 754 two weeks ago.
Indiana saw an increase of 25,500 reported COVID-19 cases in March, the lowest monthly increase since July.
The state reported 20 new deaths from COVID-19, raising the cumulative total to 12,642.
Indiana saw an increase of 480 reported COVID-19 deaths in March, the smallest monthly increase since September.
The health department reported the testing of 5,674 new individuals. Indiana saw an increase of 142,323 new tested individuals in March, the lowest monthly increase in that category since April.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose from 677 on Wednesday to 697 on Thursday. The high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
The state said more than 1.19 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday at 5 a.m. More than 1.73 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
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 COVID-19 cases: 1,256
Total cumulative cases: 688,916
Increase in cases reported March 1-April 1: 25,500
Increase in cases reported Feb. 1-March 1: 33,822
Increase in cases reported Jan. 1-Feb. 1: 110,618
Increase in cases reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 173,400
Increase in cases reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 162,265
Increase in cases reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 60,932
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: 20
Total deaths: 12,662
Increase in deaths reported March 1-April 1: 480
Increase in deaths reported Feb. 1-March 1: 2,549
Increase in deaths reported Jan. 1-Feb. 1: 1,597
Increase in deaths reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 2,418
Increase in deaths reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 1,474
Increase in deaths reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 706
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: 5,674
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,267,629
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.1%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 10.3%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 9.2%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4%**
Increase in unique tested individuals reported March 1-April 1: 142,323
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Feb. 1-March 1: 156,614
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Jan. 1-Feb. 1: 313,617
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 432,706
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 507,314
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 322,213
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.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Statewide totals (Dec. 14 – April 2)
First dose administered: 1,730,567 (daily increase of 35,631)
Fully vaccinated: 1,197,229 (daily increase of 34,823)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 93,810 (increase of 141)
Marion County new deaths: 3
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,699
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 8.8%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 3.9%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 33,588
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 16,413
Johnson County cumulative cases: 17,118
Madison County cumulative cases: 12,101
Boone County cumulative cases: 6,380
Hancock County cumulative cases: 7,723
Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,295
Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,710
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 33.5%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 5.7%
Available ventilators: 81.1%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 1.5%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 30,543,545
U.S. deaths: 553,214
Global cases: 129,783,124
Global deaths: 2,830,250
*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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