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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 28 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the cumulative total to 14,864.
The seven-day moving average of new deaths dropped from 27 to 24 per day, the health department said.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dropped from 2,436 on Wednesday to 2,336 on Thursday, down from a recent peak of 2,676 on Sept. 10. Just over 30% of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds are occupied by COVID patients.
The state also reported 3,659 new cases of COVID-19, down from 3,936 the previous day.
More than 3.23 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Thursday at 5 a.m., after a daily increase of 4,998. Department statistics say 58.9% of Indiana residents 18 and older are now fully vaccinated.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 3,659
Total cumulative cases: 944,708
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 28
Total cumulative deaths: 14,864
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 11,211
Total cumulative tested individuals: 4,142,033
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 22.8%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.7%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 19.9%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 10.7%**
** 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–Sept. 23)
First dose administered: 3,228,094 (daily increase of 3,072)
Fully vaccinated: 3,232,246 (daily increase of 4,998)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 128,705 (increase of 457)
Marion County new deaths: 4
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,987
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 18.3%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 11.1%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 43,980
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 22,354
Johnson County cumulative cases: 23,685
Madison County cumulative cases: 17,439
Boone County cumulative cases: 8,417
Hancock County cumulative cases: 10,886
Morgan County cumulative cases: 8,895
Shelby County cumulative cases: 6,616
Indiana intensive care unit usage
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 30.3%
Available ICU beds: 16.3%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 42,564,782
U.S. deaths: 681,510
Global cases: 230,260,582
Global deaths: 4,722,201
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“covid is a highly seasonal disease and that seasonality varies by region.”