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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 Friday reported 561 new cases of COVID-19, the third day in a row that news cases have topped 500.
The health department reported one new death from COVID-19, raising the cumulative total to 13,514. The state has averaged two new deaths per day from COVID over the past seven days.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 ticked down from 443 on Wednesday to 439 on Thursday. Hospitalizations are down from a recent high of 1,019 on May 4. The pandemic-high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
The state said more than 2.88 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 after a daily increase of 4,600. More than 2.85 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. The department no longer issues reports on Saturday and Sunday.
COVID-19 cases
*New COVID-19 cases: 561
Total cumulative cases: 760,163
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 1
Total cumulative deaths: 13,514
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 3,089
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,628,580
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 20.9%
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.4%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 4.3%**
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.5%**
** 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–July 16)
First dose administered: 2,857,784 (daily increase of 4,496)
Fully vaccinated: 2,888,389 (daily increase of 4,600)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 104,335 (increase of 90)
Marion County new deaths: 0
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,801
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 4.4%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 4%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 36,932
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 17,909
Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,630
Madison County cumulative cases: 13,368
Boone County cumulative cases: 7,092
Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,665
Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,846
Shelby County cumulative cases: 5,065
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 32.1%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 4.1%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Friday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 33,980,758
U.S. deaths: 608,432
Global cases: 189,126,795
Global deaths: 4,069,936
*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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