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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 Tuesday reported 721 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest number of new cases in a daily report since Aug. 23.
The state also reported the testing of 7,095 more individuals, the first time daily testing has fallen below 8,000 since Aug. 19.
COVID-19 cases, deaths and testing in Indiana all showed a bigger increase in August than they did in July. August saw an increase of 27,769 reported cases, up from 21,170 the previous month. August saw an increase of 322 deaths, compared with 315 in July.
More than 325,159 unique individuals were tested in August, up from 268,890 who were tested in July.
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: 721
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 94,891
Total cumulative cases reported Monday: 94,196
Increase in cumulative cases: 695
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: 3,093
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: 7,095
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 1,083,765
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Monday: 1,076,947
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 6,818
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.8%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.8%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 6.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 5.2%
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 department began including antigen test results in its data on Aug. 24.
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 18,567 (increase of 101)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 747
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.9%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 3,957
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,337
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,039
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,327
Boone County cumulative cases: 847
Hancock County cumulative cases: 819
Morgan County cumulative cases: 597
Shelby County cumulative cases: 622
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 42.3%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 10.1%
Available ventilators: 83.6%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.6%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 6,036,569
U.S. deaths: 183,689
Global cases: 25,533,086
Global deaths: 851,647
*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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