Indiana reports 1,050 COVID-19 cases as testing surges

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The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported 1,050 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number of new cases in the daily report since Saturday.

The rise in cases came amid a big jump in testing. The department reported the testing of 13,139 new individuals, only the third time that daily testing has exceeded 13,000 individuals.

The state’s 7-day testing-positivity rate dipped to 7.8% on Friday and the overall testing-positivity rate stayed at 8.8%.

The department reported 13 new deaths, bringing the cumulative total to 2,992.

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: 1,050

Total cumulative cases reported Friday: 84,317

Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 83,277

Increase in cumulative cases: 1,040

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: 16,200

COVID-19 deaths

New deaths: 13

Total deaths: 2,992

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

COVID-19 testing

*New tested individuals: 13,139

Total cumulative tested individuals reported Friday: 958,432

Total cumulative tested individuals reported Thursday: 945,471

Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 12,961

Percentage of total testing positive: 8.8%

Seven-day testing-positivity rate: 7.8%

Increase in tests reported July 1-Aug. 1: 268,890

Increase in tests reported June 1-July 1: 223,820

Increase in tests reported May 1-June. 1: 166,257

County numbers

Marion County cumulative cases: 17,200 (increase of 132)

Marion County new deaths: 1

Marion County cumulative deaths: 743

Marion County 7-day positivity rate: 6.9%

Hamilton County cumulative cases: 3,343

Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,102

Johnson County cumulative cases: 1,900

Madison County cumulative cases: 1,160

Boone County cumulative cases: 771

Hancock County cumulative cases: 738

Morgan County cumulative cases: 529

Shelby County cumulative cases: 603

Indiana intensive care unit usage

Available ICU beds: 36.7%

ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 10.9%

Available ventilators: 82.1%

Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.8%

U.S. and worldwide numbers

As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:

U.S. cases: 5,584,154

U.S. deaths: 174,442

Global cases: 22,734,522

Global deaths: 794,721

*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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