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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 7,344 new cases of COVID-19, the largest number of cases since Dec. 12.
The department also reported 81 more deaths due to COVID-19. Deaths have exceeded 25 in the report for 36 straight days.
The state said 16,609 new individuals were tested, the highest number since Dec. 20..
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose from 2,782 on Tuesday to 2,812 on Wednesday. The high mark was 3,460 set on Nov. 30.
The department said 128,026 people in the state have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination and 585 have been fully vaccinated, as of Tuesday.
COVID-19 patients occupy 27.5% of the state’s intensive care beds.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals is 27.8%.
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: 7,344
Total cumulative cases: 546,499
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: 81
Total deaths: 8,452
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: 16,609
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,710,638
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 20.2%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 27.8%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 10.8%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 16.4%**
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.
COVID-19 vaccinations
Statewide totals (Dec. 14 – Jan 5)
First dose administered: 128,026
Fully vaccinated: 585
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 75,500 (increase of 1,079)
Marion County new deaths: 13
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,218
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 26.1%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 16.4%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 25,843
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 12,539
Johnson County cumulative cases: 13,170
Madison County cumulative cases: 9,670
Boone County cumulative cases: 4,913
Hancock County cumulative cases: 5,777
Morgan County cumulative cases: 4,640
Shelby County cumulative cases: 3,692
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 21.1%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 27.5%
Available ventilators: 71.2%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 10.9%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Thursday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 21,342,187
U.S. deaths: 361,900
Global cases: 87,434,105
Global deaths: 1,887,970
*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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I’m glad vaccination numbers are a thing now! I will be watching that development with great interest.