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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 1,488 new COVID-19 cases, the sixth time in eight days that new cases have exceeded 1,000. New cases have topped 1,400 three times in the past week.
The state also reported 16 additional deaths from COVID-19, the 13th time in the past 16 days in which daily deaths have been in double digits.
The department reported the testing of 10,906 more unique individuals, the highest mark since Oct. 2.
The cumulative positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 8.9%, but the seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals rose from 9% to 9.2%.
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: 1,488
Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 129,677
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 128,227
Increase in cumulative cases: 1,450
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: 16
Total deaths: 3,515
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: 10,906
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Thursday: 1,451,391
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 1,440,917
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 10,474
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.9%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 9.2%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 5.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 5.1%**
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: 22,689 (increase of 129)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 771
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 8.3%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 5,325
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,890
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,572
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,924
Boone County cumulative cases: 1,077
Hancock County cumulative cases: 1,006
Morgan County cumulative cases: 798
Shelby County cumulative cases: 706
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 32.5%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 15.3%
Available ventilators: 79.4%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 3.7%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 7,555,437
U.S. deaths: 211,917
Global cases: 36,238,849
Global deaths: 1,057,102
*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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