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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 761 new COVID-19 cases and 20 additional deaths. New reported cases have topped 700 for seven straight days and in 18 of the past 21 days.
The 20 deaths were the most seen in the daily report since Sept. 15, matching that day’s total. The state has reported 90 deaths over the past week, up from 63 the previous week.
The department on Tuesday reported the testing of 5,446 more unique individuals, the smallest testing number since Sept. 8. The cumulative positivity rate for unique individuals remained at 8.7% and the seven-day positivity rate for unique individuals stayed at 7.1%.
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: 761
Total cumulative cases reported Tuesday: 119,066
Total cumulative cases reported Monday: 118,322
Increase in cumulative cases: 744
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: 20
Total deaths: 3,385
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: 5,446
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Tuesday: 1,371,355
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Monday: 1,366,294
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 5,061
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 8.7%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 7.1%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 5.9%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.3%**
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 health department reports the 7-day positivity rates with a six-day lag to allow time for more comprehensive results.
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 21,563 (increase of 61)
Marion County new deaths: 1
Marion County cumulative deaths: 768
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 6.8%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 4,965
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 2,779
Johnson County cumulative cases: 2,362
Madison County cumulative cases: 1,714
Boone County cumulative cases: 997
Hancock County cumulative cases: 948
Morgan County cumulative cases: 739
Shelby County cumulative cases: 683
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 41%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 12.5%
Available ventilators: 81.9%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 3.2%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 7,156,562
U.S. deaths: 205,268
Global cases: 33,431,133
Global deaths: 1,003,168
*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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