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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 6,434 new COVID-19 cases, the 16th straight day that it has reported more than 5,000 new cases.
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Indiana rose to another all-time high, from 3,363 on Tuesday to 3,384 on Wednesday.
Indiana reported another 63 new deaths from COVID-19, the 31st time in 32 days that the daily report has included more than 25 additional deaths.
COVID-19 patients occupy 44% of the state’s intensive care beds. The state said 21.3% of its ICU beds are still available.
The department reported the testing of 19,642 more unique individuals. Testing in that category has exceeded 13,000 each day for 23 straight days.
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: 6,434
Total cumulative cases reported Thursday: 318,894
Total cumulative cases reported Wednesday: 312,521
Increase in cumulative cases: 6,373
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: 63
Total deaths: 5,295
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: 19,642
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Thursday: 2,145,727
Total cumulative tested individuals reported Wednesday: 2,126,395
Increase in cumulative tested individuals: 19,332
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 14.9%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 20.9%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 7.1%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 10.9%**
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: 43,391 (increase of 758)
Marion County new deaths: 6
Marion County cumulative deaths: 855
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 18.5%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 11.5%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 13,376
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 6,267
Johnson County cumulative cases: 6,556
Madison County cumulative cases: 5,153
Boone County cumulative cases: 2,487
Hancock County cumulative cases: 2,603
Morgan County cumulative cases: 2,155
Shelby County cumulative cases: 1,895
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 21.3%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 44%
Available ventilators: 71.4%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 12%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 12,879,861
U.S. deaths: 263,417
Global cases: 60,868,965
Global deaths: 1,430,389
*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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