Indiana reports 1,374 more COVID-19 cases, 16 additional deaths

  • Comments
  • Print
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported 1,374 new COVIV-19 cases, the third day in a row with more than 1,200 reported cases.

Cases have topped 1,000 in seven of the past 10 daily reports.

The seven-day moving average of positive cases in Indiana was 1,065 on Thursday, up from 1,049 on Wednesday and from 842 two weeks ago.

The state reported 16 new deaths from COVID-19, raising the cumulative total to 12,726.

The health department reported the testing of 6,237 new individuals.

Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dipped from 795 on Wednesday to 785 on Thursday, the first daily decline since April 2. The high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.

The state said more than 1.35 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday at 5 a.m. More than 1.91 million had received the first dose of a two-dose 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: 1,374

Total cumulative cases: 696,175

COVID-19 deaths

New deaths: 16

Total deaths: 12,726

COVID-19 testing

New tested individuals: 6,237

Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,294,837

Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.1%

Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 12.3%**

Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 9.1%

Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.7%**

** 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 – April 9)

First dose administered: 1,916,401 (daily increase of 43,071)

Fully vaccinated: 1,352,363 (daily increase of 30,539)

County numbers

Marion County cumulative cases: 94,908 (increase of 206)

Marion County new deaths: 3

Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,705

Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 10.9%

Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 4.6%

Hamilton County cumulative cases: 33,921

Hendricks County cumulative cases: 16,602

Johnson County cumulative cases: 17,293

Madison County cumulative cases: 12,204

Boone County cumulative cases: 6,463

Hancock County cumulative cases: 7,818

Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,322

Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,738

Indiana intensive care unit usage

Available ICU beds: 31.6%

ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 7.1%

Available ventilators: 79.6%

Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.1%

U.S. and worldwide numbers

As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:

U.S. cases: 31,009,077

U.S. deaths: 560,183

Global cases: 134,134,330

Global deaths: 2,905,474

*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.

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Story Continues Below

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In