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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 Wednesday reported 2,578 new COVID-19 cases, the sixth day in a row that new cases have topped 2,000.
The department said the seven-day moving average for cases has reached an all-time high of 2,397.
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 hit 1,679 on Tuesday, hovering near recent highs and rivaling the initial surge in hospitalizations at the beginning of the pandemic.
The state reported 33 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing Indiana’s total to 3,991. Newly reported deaths have been in double digits 21 times over the past 23 days.
The department reported the testing of 10,980 more unique individuals.
The state’s seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals inched higher from 13.4% on Tuesday to 13.5% on Wednesday.
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: 2,587
Total cumulative cases: 169,112
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 33
Total deaths: 3,991
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 10,980
Total cumulative tested individuals: 1,657,090
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 10.2%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 13.5%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 5.9%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 7.1%**
** 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: 26,448 (199 new)
Marion County new deaths: 1
Marion County cumulative deaths: 794
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 11.0%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 6,541
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 3,472
Johnson County cumulative cases: 3,352
Madison County cumulative cases: 2,607
Boone County cumulative cases: 1,325
Hancock County cumulative cases: 1,271
Morgan County cumulative cases: 1,009
Shelby County cumulative cases: 945
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 29%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 22.3%
Available ventilators: 77.8%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 5.9%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Sunday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 8,790,206
U.S. deaths: 226,864
Global cases: 44,103,094
Global deaths: 1,169,052
*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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Crickets from the Anti-Mask Brigade and the Trumpsters? Note that only one death was in Marion County…with tighter restrictions than the ‘burbs and rural counties.
Also note that Marion County has a lower positivity rate than the State as a whole, yet is the most densely populated city in the State.