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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 Wednesday reported 819 new COVID-19 cases, a 65% jump from the 495 cases reported the previous day. New cases have been below 1,000 for 12 straight days.
The state also reported 12 new deaths due to COVID-19, lifting the cumulative total to 13,101.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 climbed from 814 on Monday to 850 on Tuesday. They are down from 1,019 on May 4. The all-time high mark was 3,460, set on Nov. 30.
The health department reported the testing of 4,235 new individuals.
The state said 2.34 million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More than 2.53 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
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: 819
Total cumulative cases: 737,282
COVID-19 deaths
New deaths: 12
Total deaths: 13,101
COVID-19 testing
New tested individuals: 4,235
Total cumulative tested individuals: 3,461,505
Cumulative positivity rate unique individuals: 21.3%
Seven-day positivity rate unique individuals: 10.4%**
Cumulative positivity rate all tests: 8.7%
Seven-day positivity rate all tests: 4.8%**
** 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–May 19)
First dose administered: 2,539,739 (increase of 12,092)
Fully vaccinated: 2,346,698 (increase of 19,832)
County numbers
Marion County cumulative cases: 100,894 (increase of 111)
Marion County new deaths: 1
Marion County cumulative deaths: 1,753
Marion County 7-day positivity rate unique individuals: 11.3%
Marion County 7-day positivity rate all tests: 5.5%
Hamilton County cumulative cases: 35,891
Hendricks County cumulative cases: 17,343
Johnson County cumulative cases: 18,097
Madison County cumulative cases: 12,779
Boone County cumulative cases: 6,758
Hancock County cumulative cases: 8,384
Morgan County cumulative cases: 6,617
Shelby County cumulative cases: 4,955
Indiana intensive care unit usage
Available ICU beds: 29.5%
ICU beds in use by COVID-19 patients: 8.6%
Available ventilators: 77.2%
Ventilators in use for COVID-19: 2.8%
U.S. and worldwide numbers
As of Tuesday, from Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 32,998,969
U.S. deaths: 587,231
Global cases: 164,343,304
Global deaths: 3,407,159
*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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