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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 Thursday reported 96 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the cumulative total to 6,302.
The state has reported an increase of 556 deaths due to COVID-19 over the past seven days, an average of 79.4 per day. That’s up from 454 the previous week, an average of 648.6.
Indiana also reported 6,604 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide cumulative total of cases to 404,935 during the pandemic. New cases have exceeded 5,000 in 28 of the past 30 daily reports.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dipped from 3,244 on Tuesday to 3,221 on Wednesday.
The department said it tested 16,897 new individuals, the 44th straight day that testing in that category has exceeded 10,000.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals decreased from 27.7% to 26.7%.
COVID-19 patients occupy 43.6% of the state’s intensive care beds. The state said 20.5% of its ICU beds are still available.
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: 6,604
Total cumulative cases: 404,935
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: 96
Total deaths: 6,302
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: 16,897
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,369,181
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 17.1%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 26.7%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 7.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 13.9%**
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.
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 55,217 (increase of 1,034)
Marion County new deaths: 8
Marion County cumulative deaths: 939
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 24.9%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 14.7%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 17,903
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 8,394
Johnson County cumulative cases: 8,996
Madison County cumulative cases: 6,797
Boone County cumulative cases: 3,283
Hancock County cumulative cases: 3,743
Morgan County cumulative cases: 3,119
Shelby County cumulative cases: 2,587
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 20.5%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 43.6%
Available ventilators: 68.8%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 14.7%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 15,412,133
U.S. deaths: 289,741
Global cases: 69,099,758
Global deaths: 1,573,148
*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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