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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 7,542 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number of new cases in the past week.
New cases have exceeded 5,000 in 30 of the past 32 daily reports.
The state on Thursday also reported 85 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the cumulative total to 6,458. The state has reported more than 70 new deaths in five straight daily reports.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 decreased from 3,204 on Thursday to 3,141 on Friday.
The department said it tested 20,022 new individuals, the 46th straight day that testing in that category has exceeded 10,000.
The 7-day positivity rate for unique individuals decreased from 26.3% to 25.7%.
COVID-19 patients occupy 42.1% of the state’s intensive care beds. The state said 22.3% of its ICU beds are still available.
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: 7,542
Total cumulative cases: 419,536
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: 85
Total deaths: 6,458
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: 20,022
Total cumulative tested individuals: 2,406,388
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 17.4%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 25.7%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 7.8%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 13.3%**
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: 57,178 (increase of 929)
Marion County new deaths: 9
Marion County cumulative deaths: 958
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 24.6%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 14.2%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 18,629
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 8,831
Johnson County cumulative cases: 9,346
Madison County cumulative cases: 7,036
Boone County cumulative cases: 3,427
Hancock County cumulative cases: 3,962
Morgan County cumulative cases: 3,305
Shelby County cumulative cases: 2,709
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 22.3%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 42.1%
Available ventilators: 69.2%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 14.9%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Saturday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases:15,860,841
U.S. deaths: 295,621
Global cases: 71,249,858
Global deaths:1,598,104
*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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