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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 Saturday reported 5,429 new cases of COVID-19, the 40th time new cases have topped 5,000 in the daily report in the past 52 days.
The department also reported 39 more deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the cumulative total to 8,055. Deaths have exceeded 25 in the report for 31 straight days. The state has reported 519 new deaths over the past seven days, an average of 74.1 per day, up from 487 the previous week, or 69.6 per day.
The department said 11,755 new individuals were tested, increasing the cumulative total in that category to 2,660,696.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dropped from 2,786 on Friday to 2,655 on Saturday, the lowest number since Nov. 14. The high mark was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
COVID-19 patients occupy 31% of the state’s intensive care beds.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals is 24.8%.
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: 5,429
Total cumulative cases: 523,090
Increase in cases reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 173,400
Increase in cases reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 162,265
Increase in cases reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 60,932
Increase in cases reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 26,285
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: 39
Total deaths: 8,055
Increase in deaths reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 2,418
Increase in deaths reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 1,474
Increase in deaths reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 706
Increase in deaths reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 325
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: 11,755
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,660,696
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 19.7%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 24.8%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.6%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 14.5%**
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Dec. 1-Jan. 1: 432,706
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Nov. 1-Dec. 1: 507,314
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Oct. 1-Nov. 1: 322,213
Increase in unique tested individuals reported Sept. 1-Oct. 1: 303,966
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: 72,268 (increase of 822)
Marion County new deaths: 7
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,163
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 22.1%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 13.8%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 24,511
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 11,871
Johnson County cumulative cases: 12,446
Madison County cumulative cases: 9,158
Boone County cumulative cases: 4,667
Hancock County cumulative cases: 5,316
Morgan County cumulative cases: 4,416
Shelby County cumulative cases: 3,489
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 23.8%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 31%
Available ventilators: 70.1%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 12.2%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Saturday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 20,157,108
U.S. deaths: 348,110
Global cases: 84,177,874
Global deaths: 1,830,612
*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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