Indiana COVID-19 cases, deaths fall to lowest levels in months

The Indiana State Department of Health on Sunday reported 1,750 new cases of COVID-19, the lowest daily tally since Oct. 20.

The state also reported five new deaths due to the coronavirus, the lowest daily number since Oct. 4. Reported deaths due to COVID-19 had exceeded single digits for 111 straight days prior to Sunday.

The department said 8,703 new individuals were tested Saturday in Indiana, bringing the cumulative total in that category to 2,957,867.

Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 fell again, from 1,648 on Friday to 1,548 on Saturday, the lowest number since Oct. 22. The high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.

The state said more than 143,000 Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as Sunday at 5 a.m. More than 562,000 had received the first dose of a 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: 1,750

Total cumulative cases: 626,682

COVID-19 deaths

New deaths: 5

Total deaths: 9,598

COVID-19 testing

New tested individuals: 8,703

Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,957,867

Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.2%

Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 17%**

Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.6%

Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 8.5%**

** 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 – Jan 31)

First dose administered: 562,084 (daily increase of 10,713)

Fully vaccinated: 143,638 (daily increase of 5,819)

County numbers

Marion County cumulative cases: 86,403 (increase of 196)

Marion County new deaths: 1

Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,360

Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 16%

Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 8%

Hamilton County cumulative cases: 30,288

Hendricks County cumulative cases: 14,888

Johnson County cumulative cases: 15,543

Madison County cumulative cases: 11,273

Boone County cumulative cases: 5,712

Hancock County cumulative cases: 6,969

Morgan County cumulative cases: 5,665

Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,329

Indiana intensive care unit usage

Available ICU beds: 33.6%

ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 17.2%

Available ventilators: 77.3%

Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 7.6%

U.S. and worldwide numbers

As of Sunday, from Johns Hopkins University:

U.S. cases: 26,091,122

U.S. deaths: 440,043

Global cases: 102,741,314

Global deaths: 2,223,750

*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.