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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 98 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the cumulative total to 6,207.
The state reported 5,853 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide cumulative total of cases to 398,417 during the pandemic.
New cases have exceeded 5,000 in 27 of the past 29 daily reports.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 slipped slightly, from 3,250 on Monday to 3,244 on Tuesday.
Testing of new individuals rose by 15,207, the 43rd straight day that testing in that category has exceeded 10,000.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals increased from 27.6% to 27.7%.
COVID-19 patients occupy 43.5% of the state’s intensive care beds. The state said 20.8% of its ICU beds are still available.
In its weekly update of long-term-care facility COVID-19 counts,the department said there were 1,580 new cases and 253 more deaths among residents over the week ended Dec. 2, bringing resident totals during the pandemic to 16,125 cases and 3,282 deaths. There have been 10,349 cumulative staff cases and 14 staff deaths.
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: 5,853
Total cumulative cases: 398,417
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: 98
Total deaths: 6,207
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: 15,207
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,352,854
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 16.9%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 27.7%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 7.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 14.2%**
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: 54,204 (increase of 710)
Marion County new deaths: 4
Marion County cumulative deaths: 932
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 26.1%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 14.6%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 17,505
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 8,248
Johnson County cumulative cases: 8,771
Madison County cumulative cases: 6,618
Boone County cumulative cases: 3,218
Hancock County cumulative cases: 3,664
Morgan County cumulative cases: 3,011
Shelby County cumulative cases: 2,511
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 20.8%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 43.5%
Available ventilators: 69.4%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 15.8%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Wednesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 15,189,410
U.S. deaths: 286,521
Global cases: 68,469,834
Global deaths: 1,561,953
*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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