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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 970 new COVID-19 cases, the second-highest number of new daily cases reported since the beginning of the pandemic. The only day with more reported cases was July 24, with 1,011.
Thursday’s number marked the 16th time in 17 days that new cases have exceeded 600.
The health department on Thursday also reported that 11,644 new individuals were tested for COVID-19, the sixth-highest daily total so far. Testing has topped 8,000 in 15 of the last 17 days.
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: 970
Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 65,253
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 64,299
Increase in cumulative cases: 954
Increase in cases reported July 24-July 30: 5,677
Increase in cases reported July 17-23: 5,522
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 13
Total deaths: 2,746
Increase in deaths reported July 24-July 30: 63
Increase in deaths reported July 17-23: 81
COVID-19 testing
*New tested individuals: 11,644
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 735,848
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 724,238
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 11,610
Percentage of total testing positive: 8.9%
Seven-day testing-positivity rate: 7.3%
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 14,270 (increase of 174)
Marion County new deaths: 3
Marion County cumulative deaths: 717
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 2,366
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 1,683
Johnson County cumulative cases: 1,600
Madison County cumulative cases: 789
Boone County cumulative cases: 609
Hancock County cumulative cases: 591
Morgan County cumulative cases: 408
Shelby County cumulative cases: 499
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 45.3%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 8.7%
Available ventilators: 77.2%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 4,447,648
U.S. deaths: 151,077
Global cases: 17,084,446
Global deaths: 668,250
*New cases and tests are previously unreported cases and tests submitted to the Indiana State Health Department in the 24 hours through 11:59 p.m. the previous day. This category typically contains numerous duplicates—as many as 20% or more—that are later eliminated from the cumulative totals.
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The percentage of positive cases reported is down for the fourth day in a row. Today, 8.22% of tests were positive, which is below the 8.87% aggregate average. Hopefully, that is good news for some.
Here’s a link to a spreadsheet showing the data over time:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JZCtoPctZdU3eXu1OZZiFM-G0IjIbc3FKmhRQY4UyEk/edit?usp=sharing